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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 436 |
| POP M | 414 |
| POP TOT | 850 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 323 |
| BAPTISTS | 256 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 587 |
| BRIT IRISH | 68 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 74 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 65 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 167 |
| F MARRIED | 159 |
| F SINGLE | 246 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 95 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 157 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 241 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 40 |
| NEGRO | 21 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 132 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 26 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
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
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/.