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 density was 9.5 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.
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 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 395 |
| Number of males | 363 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of married persons | 192 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 395 |
| POP M | 363 |
| POP TOT | 758 |
| Total population | 758 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 540 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 758 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 121 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 121 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 61 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,035 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,681 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,831 |
| Acres of hay crops | 908 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,884 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,565 |
| Acres of oats | 255 |
| Acres of potatoes | 197 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 69 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,232 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,205 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 183 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 908 |
| HAY TONS | 999 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 221 |
| Number of chickens | 1,279 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 127 |
| Number of geese | 41 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 107 |
| Number of milk cows | 417 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 470 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 1,130 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 439 |
| Number of swine | 178 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 114 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 255 |
| OAT BU | 2,232 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 14,205 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,361 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 325 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,335 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,428 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 999 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,428 |
| CATTLE KS | 221 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 258 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 540 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 325 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,335 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 41 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,279 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 107 |
| HOUSES | 121 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 121 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 97 |
| MD MALE | 95 |
| MD TOT | 192 |
| MILK COWS | 417 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 127 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 470 |
| OTHERS | 758 |
| SHEEP | 1,130 |
| SHEEP KS | 439 |
| SUP AM | 4,884 |
| SUP FOR | 14,681 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 3,035 |
| SUP SC | 1,831 |
| SUP TOT | 19,565 |
| SWINE | 178 |
| SWINE KS | 114 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 121 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 183 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
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/.