Port Williams, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port Williams was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 934. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7231043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.103°N, 64.428°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Williams had a population of 934: 471 male and 463 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 831 |
| 1911 | 850 |
| 1921 | 934 |
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 Williams shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 463 |
| POP M | 471 |
| POP TOT | 934 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 276 |
| BAPTISTS | 362 |
| BRIT BORN F | 29 |
| BRIT BORN M | 33 |
| BRIT ENG | 710 |
| BRIT IRISH | 66 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 108 |
| CAN BORN F | 427 |
| CAN BORN M | 431 |
| CHRISTIANS | 40 |
| EUR DUTCH | 11 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 23 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 44 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 34 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 151 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7231043
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 Williams, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-williams-ns014011-1921/.