Port Morien, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Port Morien was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,453. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.100°N, 59.910°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Morien had a population of 1,453: 739 male and 714 female residents.
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 1901
In the 1901 census, Port Morien shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 269 |
| Number of females | 714 |
| Number of males | 739 |
| Number of married females | 230 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of single females | 430 |
| Number of single males | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 714 |
| POP M | 739 |
| POP TOT | 1,453 |
| Total population | 1,453 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 264 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 269 |
| HOUSES | 264 |
| MARRIED F | 230 |
| MARRIED M | 231 |
| SINGLE F | 430 |
| SINGLE M | 495 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028023— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-morien-ns028023-1901/.