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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594818. 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 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).
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,298 total population, 662 males in the population, 636 females in the population, 451 single (never-married) males, 396 single (never-married) females, 250 families, 182 married males, 180 married females, 57 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 1,424 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,095 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (English). 170 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,294 Presbyterians, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 250 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039013— 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 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/.