Port Medway, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port Medway was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 652. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.134°N, 64.602°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Medway had a population of 652: 331 male and 321 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,136 |
| 1891 | 943 |
| 1901 | 790 |
| 1911 | 644 |
| 1921 | 652 |
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 Medway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 652 total population, 331 males in the population, 327 males born in Canada, 321 females in the population, 317 females born in Canada, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 303 persons of German origin, 183 persons of British origin (English), 70 persons of French origin, 37 persons of British origin (Irish), 32 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 26 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 218 Anglicans (Church of England), 217 Baptists, 176 Methodists, 19 Lutherans, 14 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Presbyterians, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3398376
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Medway,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Medway
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 Medway, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-medway-ns017009-1921/.