Port Malcolm, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Malcolm was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 585. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.588°N, 61.321°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Malcolm had a population of 585: 304 male and 281 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 497 |
| 1911 | 585 |
| 1921 | 601 |
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 Malcolm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 585 total population, 304 males in the population, 281 females in the population, 187 single (never-married) males, 150 single (never-married) females, 132 families, 103 married males, 102 married females, 28 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 497 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 332 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 105 persons of British origin (Irish), 102 persons of British origin (English), 24 persons of French origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 287 Roman Catholics, 145 Methodists, 105 Presbyterians, 30 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Baptists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 132 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018011— 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 Malcolm, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-malcolm-ns051012-1911/.