Port Hawkesbury, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Hawkesbury, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 684. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2326975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.233°N, 61.308°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Hawkesbury, T-V had a population of 684: 348 male and 336 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 633 |
| 1911 | 684 |
| 1921 | 869 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Hawkesbury, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 684 total population, 348 males in the population, 336 females in the population, 220 single (never-married) males, 188 single (never-married) females, 144 families, 119 married males, 115 married females, 33 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 345 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 223 persons of British origin (English), 67 persons of British origin (Irish), 19 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 272 Roman Catholics, 199 Methodists, 91 Baptists, 85 Presbyterians, 29 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 142 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2326975
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hawkesbury
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hawkesbury
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Port Hawkesbury, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hawkesbury-t-v-ns047026-1911/.