Grand River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Grand River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 869. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.666°N, 60.552°W.
Population
In 1881, Grand River had a population of 869: 415 male and 454 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 822 |
| 1881 | 869 |
| 1891 | 866 |
| 1901 | 689 |
| 1911 | 643 |
| 1921 | 556 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grand River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 869 total population, 454 females, 415 males, 223 married persons, 150 families, 112 married males, 111 married females, 42 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 604 single persons under 18, 311 single females under 18, 293 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 149 inhabited houses, 149 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,649 bushels of potatoes, 6,025 bushels of oats, 1,127 acres of hay crops, 1,074 tons of hay, 144 acres of potatoes, 137 bushels of turnips, 37 bushels of barley, 7 bushels of buckwheat, 4 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 13,170 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,858 barrels of herring or alewives, 472 barrels of mackerel, 411 quintals of cod, 188 gallons of fish oil, 128 men on fishing boats, 85 fishing boats, 6 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 28,000 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 869 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018007_1871— 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 1881 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 River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-river-ns007009-1881/.