Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Grand Falls was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.927°N, 67.747°W.
Population
In 1901, Grand Falls had a population of 1,897: 1,039 male and 858 female residents. Population density was 27.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,849 |
| 1881 | 1,534 |
| 1891 | 1,597 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 1,400 |
| 1921 | 1,586 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand Falls, T-V, 1911 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Grand Falls shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 371 |
| Number of females | 858 |
| Number of males | 1,039 |
| Number of married females | 305 |
| Number of married males | 301 |
| Number of single females | 498 |
| Number of single males | 707 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| POP F | 858 |
| POP M | 1,039 |
| POP TOT | 1,897 |
| Total population | 1,897 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 353 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 46,080 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 46,080 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 371 |
| HOUSES | 353 |
| MARRIED F | 305 |
| MARRIED M | 301 |
| SINGLE F | 498 |
| SINGLE M | 707 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5594542
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Falls_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Grand-Sault
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). "Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/grand-falls-nb023004-1901/.