Port Maitland, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 859. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230777. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.981°N, 66.119°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Maitland had a population of 859: 431 male and 428 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 958 |
| 1901 | 958 |
| 1911 | 953 |
| 1921 | 859 |
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 Maitland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 428 |
| POP M | 431 |
| POP TOT | 859 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 642 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 757 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| BRIT OTHER | 28 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 21 |
| CAN BORN F | 418 |
| CAN BORN M | 421 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 51 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 132 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230777
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 Maitland, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-maitland-ns021013-1921/.