Grand River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Grand River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.666°N, 60.552°W.
Population
In 1891, Grand River had a population of 866: 440 male and 426 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Grand River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 866 total population, 440 males, 426 females, 232 married persons, 153 families, 117 married males, 115 married females, 41 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 593 single persons under 18, 312 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 864 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 153 houses, 153 houses built of wood, 153 occupied houses, 97 houses of 2 stories, 55 houses of 1 story, 52 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,722 acres of land in farms, 18,290 pounds of homemade butter, 17,831 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,832 bushels of potatoes, 5,891 acres of improved land in farms, 4,386 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,304 bushels of oats, 3,634 acres of farmland under crops, 2,253 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,861 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,665 sheep, 1,183 chickens, 886 tons of hay, 667 acres of hay crops, 550 milk cows, 418 sheep slaughtered or sold, 389 other cattle, 337 acres of oats, 219 cattle killed or sold, 173 bushels of turnips, 155 occupants of farms, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 143 horses aged over 3 years, 121 acres of potatoes, 93 geese, 77 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 55 swine slaughtered or sold, 52 swine, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 3 oxen, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041006— 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 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 River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-river-ns041006-1891/.