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 density was 61.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,453 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 926 |
| POP M | 1,070 |
| POP TOT | 1,996 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 377 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 146 |
| BRIT BORN F | 105 |
| BRIT BORN M | 173 |
| BRIT ENG | 649 |
| BRIT IRISH | 207 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 890 |
| CAN BORN F | 764 |
| CAN BORN M | 822 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 26 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 93 |
| EUR GERMAN | 34 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 17 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 20 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 17 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 57 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 75 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 162 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 675 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 620 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
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/.