Port Mouton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port Mouton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 817. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398384. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.884°N, 64.886°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Mouton had a population of 817: 435 male and 382 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 829 |
| 1891 | 758 |
| 1901 | 813 |
| 1911 | 897 |
| 1921 | 817 |
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 Mouton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 817 total population, 435 males in the population, 427 males born in Canada, 382 females in the population, 373 females born in Canada, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 290 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 283 persons of British origin (English), 118 persons of Dutch origin, 60 persons of French origin, 46 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 413 Methodists, 317 Baptists, 25 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 Disciples of Christ, 13 Presbyterians, 11 Roman Catholics, 8 Congregationalists, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3398384
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mouton,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mouton
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 Mouton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-mouton-ns017010-1921/.