Grand Mira, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Grand Mira was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.834°N, 60.346°W.
Population
In 1891, Grand Mira had a population of 758: 363 male and 395 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Grand Mira, 1881 (68.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grand Mira shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 758 total population, 395 females, 363 males, 192 married persons, 122 families, 97 married females, 95 married males, 26 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 540 single persons under 18, 282 single females under 18, 258 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 758 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 121 houses, 121 houses built of wood, 121 occupied houses, 61 houses of 1 story, 60 houses of 2 stories, 39 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,565 acres of land in farms, 14,681 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,428 pounds of homemade butter, 14,205 bushels of potatoes, 4,884 acres of improved land in farms, 3,035 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,335 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,232 bushels of oats, 1,831 acres of farmland under crops, 1,361 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,279 chickens, 1,130 sheep, 999 tons of hay, 908 acres of hay crops, 470 other cattle, 439 sheep slaughtered or sold, 417 milk cows, 325 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 255 acres of oats, 221 cattle killed or sold, 197 acres of potatoes, 183 bushels of turnips, 178 swine, 128 occupants of farms, 127 farm occupants who own their land, 114 swine slaughtered or sold, 107 horses aged over 3 years, 69 bushels of barley, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 bushels of buckwheat, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 geese, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of barley, 9 oxen, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 turkeys, 3 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of corn, 2 ducks, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028011— 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 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). "Grand Mira, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-mira-ns028011-1891/.