Porter Lake, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Porter Lake was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.766°N, 63.302°W.
Population
In 1901, Porter Lake had a population of 210: 113 male and 97 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 210 |
| 1911 | 225 |
| 1921 | 177 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Porter Lake shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 210 total population, 113 males, 97 females, 76 single males, 54 single females, 41 families, 36 married males, 35 married females, 8 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 40 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Porter Lake, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/porter-lake-ns033032-1901/.