Grand Mira, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Grand Mira was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 686. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.834°N, 60.346°W.
Population
In 1901, Grand Mira had a population of 686: 335 male and 351 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Grand Mira shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 686 total population, 351 females, 335 males, 238 single females, 228 single males, 119 families, 94 married males, 92 married females, 21 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 119 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028014— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-mira-ns028014-1901/.