Port Latour, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Latour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,049. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.524°N, 65.485°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Latour had a population of 1,049: 528 male and 521 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Port La Tour, 1881 (23.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port Latour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,049 total population, 528 males, 521 females, 444 married persons, 223 families, 222 married females, 222 married males, 48 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 557 single persons under 18, 295 single males under 18, 262 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,049 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 223 houses, 222 houses built of wood, 222 occupied houses, 219 houses of 1 story, 97 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,677 pounds of homemade butter, 2,230 acres of land in farms, 2,098 chickens, 1,846 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,573 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,404 bushels of potatoes, 897 sheep, 657 acres of improved land in farms, 538 tons of hay, 445 acres of farmland under crops, 381 acres of hay crops, 360 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 224 occupants of farms, 222 farm occupants who own their land, 218 milk cows, 210 acres of farmland in pasture, 177 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 166 bushels of turnips, 92 other cattle, 70 ducks, 68 oxen, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 30, 30 swine, 23 swine slaughtered or sold, 20 cattle killed or sold, 19 horses aged over 3 years, 15 acres of potatoes, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 5 sheep slaughtered or sold, 4 other fowl, 3 geese, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042014— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-latour-ns042014-1891/.