Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Granville Ferry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 658. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.756°N, 65.536°W.
Population
In 1921, Granville Ferry had a population of 658: 321 male and 337 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 905 |
| 1901 | 869 |
| 1911 | 730 |
| 1921 | 658 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Granville Ferry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 658 total population, 337 females in the population, 321 males in the population, 313 females born in Canada, 301 males born in Canada, 13 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 615 persons of British origin (English), 28 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 267 Baptists, 217 Anglicans (Church of England), 133 Methodists, 20 Presbyterians, 15 Roman Catholics, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004010— 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 1921 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). "Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/granville-ferry-ns004010-1921/.