Grand Mira, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Grand Mira was a census subdivision in 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 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 Loch Lomond, 1891 (31.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand Mira, 1891 (68.6% 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 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 924 total population, 473 females, 451 males, 242 married persons, 161 families, 121 married females, 121 married males, 35 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 647 single persons under 18, 327 single females under 18, 320 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 158 inhabited houses, 158 occupied houses, 9 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,153 bushels of potatoes, 4,695 bushels of oats, 1,278 tons of hay, 1,251 acres of hay crops, 818 bushels of turnips, 314 bushels of barley, 257 acres of potatoes, 145 bushels of spring wheat, 119 bushels of buckwheat, 68 bushels of other root crops, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 acres of wheat, 10 bushels of peas and beans, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 564 fathoms of fishing nets, 508 quintals of cod, 195 gallons of fish oil, 38 barrels of herring or alewives, 20 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 15 barrels of other fish, 12 fishing boats, 11 barrels of gaspareaux, 9 men on fishing boats, 6 barrels of mackerel. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 924 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.