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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594818. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,464 |
| 1891 | 1,426 |
| 1901 | 1,424 |
| 1911 | 1,298 |
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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,426 total population, 735 males, 691 females, 416 married persons, 253 families, 208 married females, 208 married males, 66 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 944 single persons under 18, 503 single males under 18, 441 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,426 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 249 occupied houses, 224 houses, 224 houses built of wood, 123 houses of 2 stories, 100 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 61 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 5 rooms, 25 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,224 pounds of homemade butter, 30,801 bushels of potatoes, 18,608 acres of land in farms, 9,861 acres of improved land in farms, 8,747 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,251 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,180 bushels of oats, 5,106 acres of farmland under crops, 4,720 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,129 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,457 tons of hay, 2,015 sheep, 1,836 acres of hay crops, 1,645 chickens, 905 bushels of turnips, 858 milk cows, 666 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 648 other cattle, 601 sheep slaughtered or sold, 579 bushels of barley, 522 acres of oats, 379 acres of potatoes, 299 cattle killed or sold, 274 swine slaughtered or sold, 271 swine, 253 occupants of farms, 250 farm occupants who own their land, 228 horses aged over 3 years, 117 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 98 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 82 bushels of spring wheat, 77 acres of barley, 66 geese, 45 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 other fowl, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 turkeys, 19 acres of turnips, 17 oxen, 15 ducks, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 acres of wheat, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5594818
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Narrows
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/.