Grand Mira, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Grand Mira was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.835°N, 60.388°W.
Population
In 1881, Grand Mira had a population of 924: 451 male and 473 female residents. Population density was 8.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 924 |
| 1891 | 758 |
| 1901 | 686 |
| 1911 | 636 |
| 1921 | 519 |
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 Mira, 1891 (68.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Loch Lomond, 1891 (31.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grand Mira shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 473 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP TOT | 924 |
| Total population | 924 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 647 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,251 |
| Acres of potatoes | 257 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR BU | 314 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,695 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,153 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 818 |
| BWT BU | 119 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,251 |
| HAY TONS | 1,278 |
| OAT BU | 4,695 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 257 |
| POT BU | 20,153 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 145 |
Fisheries (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 11 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 38 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 15 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 564 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 195 |
| Number of fishing boats | 12 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 9 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 508 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 38 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 9 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 12 |
| C UNMD F | 327 |
| C UNMD M | 320 |
| C UNMD TOT | 647 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| COD DX K | 508 |
| D OCC | 158 |
| FEMALE | 473 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 195 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| GSP XB Q | 11 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 158 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| HAD DX K | 20 |
| MALE | 451 |
| MCK XB Q | 6 |
| MD F | 121 |
| MD M | 121 |
| MD TOT | 242 |
| NET XX F | 564 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 15 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 68 |
| TUR BU | 818 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006019— 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 1881 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 Mira, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-mira-ns006015-1881/.