Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Grand Narrows was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,426. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.968°N, 60.692°W.
Population
In 1891, Grand Narrows had a population of 1,426: 735 male and 691 female residents. Population density was 25.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,464 |
| 1891 | 1,426 |
| 1901 | 1,424 |
| 1911 | 1,298 |
| 1921 | 1,017 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grand Narrows shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 253 |
| Number of families | 253 |
| Number of females | 691 |
| Number of males | 735 |
| Number of married females | 208 |
| Number of married males | 208 |
| Number of married persons | 416 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 691 |
| POP M | 735 |
| POP TOT | 1,426 |
| Total population | 1,426 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 944 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,426 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 25 |
| Number of houses | 224 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 224 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 123 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 249 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,720 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,747 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,106 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,836 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,861 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,608 |
| Acres of oats | 522 |
| Acres of potatoes | 379 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 77 |
| BAR BU | 579 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 579 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,180 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,801 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 905 |
| HAY AC | 1,836 |
| HAY TONS | 2,457 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 299 |
| Number of chickens | 1,645 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 250 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 66 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 228 |
| Number of milk cows | 858 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 253 |
| Number of other cattle | 648 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of oxen | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 2,015 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 601 |
| Number of swine | 271 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 274 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 522 |
| OAT BU | 5,180 |
| POT AC | 379 |
| POT BU | 30,801 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,129 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 666 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,251 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,224 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,457 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 82 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 98 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 117 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,224 |
| CATTLE KS | 299 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 441 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 503 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 944 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 666 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 253 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,251 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 66 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,645 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 228 |
| HOUSES | 224 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 224 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 208 |
| MD MALE | 208 |
| MD TOT | 416 |
| MILK COWS | 858 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 250 |
| OC TOT | 253 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 648 |
| OTHERS | 1,426 |
| SHEEP | 2,015 |
| SHEEP KS | 601 |
| SUP AM | 9,861 |
| SUP FOR | 8,747 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 4,720 |
| SUP SC | 5,106 |
| SUP TOT | 18,608 |
| SWINE | 271 |
| SWINE KS | 274 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 249 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 905 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 25 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006006_1881— 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 Narrows, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-narrows-ns028012-1891/.