Grand Pré, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Grand Pré was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.087°N, 64.357°W.
Population
In 1901, Grand Pré had a population of 874: 443 male and 431 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Wolfville, Town—Ville, 1891 (83.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wolfville, T-V, 1911 (7.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Grand Pré shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 874 total population, 443 males, 431 females, 282 single males, 247 single females, 179 families, 144 married males, 142 married females, 42 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 179 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036012— 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 1901 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 Pré, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-pr-ns036012-1901/.