Port Latour, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Port Latour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 812. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.524°N, 65.485°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Latour had a population of 812: 412 male and 400 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Port Latour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 812 total population, 412 males, 400 females, 218 single males, 197 families, 185 married females, 182 married males, 180 single females, 35 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 187 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040012— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-latour-ns040012-1901/.