Port Latour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port Latour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 729. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.524°N, 65.485°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Latour had a population of 729: 363 male and 366 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 812 |
| 1911 | 758 |
| 1921 | 729 |
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 Latour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 729 total population, 366 females in the population, 364 females born in Canada, 363 males in the population, 362 males born in Canada, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 718 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish). 8 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 616 Methodists, 95 Baptists, 13 Adventists, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Presbyterians, 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019010_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230747
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_La_Tour
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_La_Tour
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 Latour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-latour-ns019010-1921/.