Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Portuguese Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.518°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1921, Portuguese Cove had a population of 318: 196 male and 122 female residents. Population density was 46.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 485 |
| 1911 | 438 |
| 1921 | 318 |
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, Portuguese Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 122 |
| POP M | 196 |
| POP TOT | 318 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 33 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 48 |
| BRIT IRISH | 200 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 29 |
| CAN BORN F | 117 |
| CAN BORN M | 184 |
| EUR FRENCH | 17 |
| EUR GERMAN | 16 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 275 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011027— 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 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). "Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/portuguese-cove-ns011027-1921/.