Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Portuguese Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 438. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.518°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1911, Portuguese Cove had a population of 438: 253 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 63.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Portuguese Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 485 |
| POP F | 185 |
| POP M | 253 |
| POP TOT | 438 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 23 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 41 |
| BRIT IRISH | 348 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 14 |
| DWELLINGS | 83 |
| F MARRIED | 64 |
| F SINGLE | 109 |
| F WIDOWED | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 87 |
| FRENCH | 20 |
| GERMAN | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 65 |
| M SINGLE | 176 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 415 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045025— 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 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). "Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/portuguese-cove-ns045025-1911/.