Fisher Grant, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Fisher Grant was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 419. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.659°N, 62.627°W.
Population
In 1911, Fisher Grant had a population of 419: 215 male and 204 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 382 |
| 1911 | 419 |
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, Fisher Grant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 419 total population, 215 males in the population, 204 females in the population, 134 single (never-married) males, 108 single (never-married) females, 96 families, 73 married females, 73 married males, 22 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 382 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 219 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of French origin. 165 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 227 Presbyterians, 180 Roman Catholics, 5 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Congregationalists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 96 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS050013— 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). "Fisher Grant, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/fisher-grant-ns050013-1911/.