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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 337 |
| POP M | 321 |
| POP TOT | 658 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 217 |
| BAPTISTS | 267 |
| BRIT BORN F | 13 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 615 |
| BRIT IRISH | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 28 |
| CAN BORN F | 313 |
| CAN BORN M | 301 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 133 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 20 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 15 |
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/.