Port Maitland, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 953. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230777. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.766°N, 66.029°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Maitland had a population of 953: 467 male and 486 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Maitland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 953 total population, 486 females in the population, 467 males in the population, 245 single (never-married) males, 241 single (never-married) females, 216 married females, 210 married males, 207 families, 28 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 779 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 876 persons of British origin (English), 48 persons of French origin, 20 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 711 Baptists, 164 Methodists, 50 Roman Catholics, 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Brethren, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Presbyterians, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 207 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053013— 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 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 Maitland, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-maitland-ns053013-1911/.