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 1,283. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594818. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 60.841°W.
Population
In 1891, Grand Narrows had a population of 1,283: 613 male and 670 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).
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 Iona (Jamesville), 1901 (58.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Washabuck, 1901 (41.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grand Narrows shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,283 total population, 670 females, 613 males, 332 married persons, 224 families, 166 married females, 166 married males, 79 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 872 single persons under 18, 450 single females under 18, 422 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,283 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 222 occupied houses, 215 houses, 212 houses built of wood, 207 houses of 1 story, 87 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 44,989 pounds of homemade butter, 21,180 bushels of potatoes, 20,657 acres of land in farms, 12,658 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,999 acres of improved land in farms, 6,774 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 6,509 bushels of oats, 4,221 acres of farmland under crops, 3,742 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,242 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,898 acres of hay crops, 2,497 tons of hay, 2,192 sheep, 1,703 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,250 chickens, 695 milk cows, 606 other cattle, 525 bushels of barley, 518 sheep slaughtered or sold, 481 acres of oats, 469 bushels of turnips, 354 acres of potatoes, 227 occupants of farms, 216 farm occupants who own their land, 204 cattle killed or sold, 196 swine, 173 horses aged over 3 years, 151 swine slaughtered or sold, 132 other fowl, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 bushels of winter wheat, 56 oxen, 54 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 acres of barley, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 ducks, 33 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 18 geese, 17 bushels of buckwheat, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 6 acres of wheat, 5 turkeys, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043007— 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 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-ns043007-1891/.