Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Grand Narrows was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,280. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594818. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 60.841°W.
Population
In 1881, Grand Narrows had a population of 1,280: 607 male and 673 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,280 |
| 1891 | 1,283 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grand Narrows shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,280 total population, 673 females, 607 males, 314 married persons, 204 families, 161 married males, 153 married females, 56 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 910 single persons under 18, 476 single females under 18, 434 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 204 inhabited houses, 204 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 29,422 bushels of potatoes, 7,307 bushels of oats, 1,967 tons of hay, 1,851 acres of hay crops, 1,317 bushels of barley, 941 bushels of turnips, 878 bushels of spring wheat, 368 acres of potatoes, 182 bushels of buckwheat, 75 acres of wheat, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of other root crops, 2 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,643 quintals of cod, 1,591 fathoms of fishing nets, 702 gallons of fish oil, 329 barrels of herring or alewives, 122 men on fishing boats, 89 fishing boats, 17 barrels of mackerel, 13 barrels of gaspareaux, 10 barrels of other fish, 7 barrels of eels, 2 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 134 barrels of oysters — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,280 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:
NS005003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS043007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5594818
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Narrows
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 Narrows, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-narrows-ns005003-1881/.