Port Maitland, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Port Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 958. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230777. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.981°N, 66.119°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Maitland had a population of 958: 462 male and 496 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Port Maitland 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 958 total population, 496 females, 462 males, 268 single females, 254 single males, 229 families, 195 married males, 193 married females, 35 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 219 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042013— 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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Maitland,_Nova_Scotia
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 Maitland, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-maitland-ns042013-1901/.