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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 934 total population, 471 males in the population, 463 females in the population, 431 males born in Canada, 427 females born in Canada, 33 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 29 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 710 persons of British origin (English), 108 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 66 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other European origin. 4 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 362 Baptists, 276 Anglicans (Church of England), 151 Presbyterians, 44 Methodists, 40 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 34 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 22 Roman Catholics, 5 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Williams,_Nova_Scotia
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/.