Port Medway, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Medway was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 644. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.134°N, 64.602°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Medway had a population of 644: 316 male and 328 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Medway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 644 total population, 328 females in the population, 316 males in the population, 180 single (never-married) males, 172 single (never-married) females, 158 families, 125 married females, 125 married males, 31 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 790 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 316 persons of German origin, 279 persons of British origin (English), 36 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 276 Baptists, 195 Methodists, 167 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 156 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052022— 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 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 Medway, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-medway-ns052022-1911/.