Grand River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Grand River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.666°N, 60.552°W.
Population
In 1871, Grand River had a population of 822: 393 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 13.3 people per square mile.
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).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Grand River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of females | 429 |
| Number of males | 393 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 822 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 567 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 129 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 43 |
| HAY AC | 750 |
| HAY TONS | 434 |
| OAT BU | 5,196 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 9,609 |
| Total area (acres) | 38,880 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 38,880 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| CD | 206 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 132 |
| FEMALE | 429 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 131 |
| INHABITED | 129 |
| MALE | 393 |
| MARRIED F | 105 |
| MARRIED M | 104 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 209 |
| POPULATION | 822 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 287 |
| SINGLE M | 280 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 567 |
| TUR BU | 53 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/grand-river-ns206004-1871/.