Port Williams, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Williams was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 850. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7231043. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.103°N, 64.428°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Williams had a population of 850: 414 male and 436 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Williams shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 850 total population, 436 females in the population, 414 males in the population, 246 single (never-married) females, 241 single (never-married) males, 168 families, 159 married females, 157 married males, 31 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 587 persons of British origin (English), 95 persons of German origin, 74 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 68 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of French origin. 21 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. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 323 Anglicans (Church of England), 256 Baptists, 132 Presbyterians, 65 Disciples of Christ, 40 Methodists, 26 Roman Catholics, 3 Adventists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 167 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048012— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-williams-ns048012-1911/.