Port Hood, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port Hood was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,299. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.026°N, 61.458°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Hood had a population of 1,299: 694 male and 605 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,399 |
| 1921 | 1,299 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Port Hood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,299 total population, 694 males in the population, 684 males born in Canada, 605 females in the population, 598 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,132 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 93 persons of British origin (English), 59 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,150 Roman Catholics, 117 Methodists, 25 Presbyterians, 4 Baptists, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 Hood, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hood-ns013016-1921/.