Port Morien, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port Morien was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,996. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.100°N, 59.910°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Morien had a population of 1,996: 1,070 male and 926 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,453 |
| 1921 | 1,996 |
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 Morien shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,996 total population, 1,070 males in the population, 926 females in the population, 822 males born in Canada, 764 females born in Canada, 173 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 105 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 75 males born outside the British Empire, 57 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 890 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 649 persons of British origin (English), 207 persons of British origin (Irish), 93 persons of French origin, 34 persons of German origin, 26 persons of Austrian origin, 20 persons of Polish origin, 17 persons of Italian origin, 17 persons of Ukrainian origin, 12 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of other European origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 675 Presbyterians, 620 Roman Catholics, 377 Anglicans (Church of England), 162 Methodists, 146 Baptists, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Jews, 5 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006024— 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 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 Morien, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-morien-ns006024-1921/.