Port Lorne, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Lorne was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 474. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.950°N, 65.220°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Lorne had a population of 474: 259 male and 215 female residents. Population density was 34.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 673 |
| 1901 | 565 |
| 1911 | 474 |
| 1921 | 421 |
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 Lorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 565 |
| POP F | 215 |
| POP M | 259 |
| POP TOT | 474 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAPTISTS | 454 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 399 |
| BRIT IRISH | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 17 |
| DWELLINGS | 108 |
| F MARRIED | 106 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 89 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 112 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 34 |
| M MARRIED | 102 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 147 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 12 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004023— 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 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 Lorne, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-lorne-ns037024-1911/.