Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Grand Narrows was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,298. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.968°N, 60.692°W.
Population
In 1911, Grand Narrows had a population of 1,298: 662 male and 636 female residents. Population density was 23.4 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grand Narrows, 1921 (89.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Grand Narrows shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,424 |
| POP F | 636 |
| POP M | 662 |
| POP TOT | 1,298 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENGLISH | 8 |
| BRIT IRISH | 25 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,095 |
| DWELLINGS | 250 |
| F MARRIED | 180 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 396 |
| F WIDOWED | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 250 |
| INDIAN | 170 |
| M MARRIED | 182 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 451 |
| M WIDOWED | 27 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,294 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039013— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-narrows-ns039013-1911/.