Meagher Grant, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Meagher Grant was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.891°N, 63.231°W.
Population
In 1891, Meagher Grant had a population of 516: 274 male and 242 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 500 |
| 1881 | 613 |
| 1891 | 516 |
| 1901 | 466 |
| 1911 | 465 |
| 1921 | 457 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Meagher Grant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 516 total population, 274 males, 242 females, 150 married persons, 91 families, 75 married females, 75 married males, 22 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 344 single persons under 18, 186 single males under 18, 158 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 516 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 91 houses, 91 houses built of wood, 91 houses of 1 story, 91 occupied houses, 45 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,212 acres of land in farms, 17,515 pounds of homemade butter, 16,452 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,333 bushels of potatoes, 5,760 acres of improved land in farms, 3,170 acres of farmland under crops, 2,533 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,352 bushels of oats, 2,175 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,142 tons of hay, 1,980 acres of hay crops, 1,894 bushels of turnips, 1,487 chickens, 847 bushels of buckwheat, 724 sheep, 582 sheep slaughtered or sold, 465 turkeys, 447 other cattle, 428 bushels of barley, 419 geese, 290 milk cows, 218 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 123 acres of oats, 118 swine slaughtered or sold, 103 cattle killed or sold, 97 horses aged over 3 years, 91 occupants of farms, 90 farm occupants who own their land, 88 bushels of peas, 77 oxen, 74 bushels of beans, 71 bushels of spring wheat, 67 acres of potatoes, 57 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 ducks, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 swine, 34 acres of barley, 32 bushels of rye, 30 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 bushels of corn, 8 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 other fowl, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011019— 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 1891 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). "Meagher Grant, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meagher-grant-ns034014-1891/.