Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Granville Ferry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.756°N, 65.536°W.
Population
In 1891, Granville Ferry had a population of 905: 443 male and 462 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).
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 New Caledonia, 1881 (43.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Granville Ferry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 905 total population, 462 females, 443 males, 356 married persons, 202 families, 178 married females, 178 married males, 58 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 491 single persons under 18, 247 single males under 18, 244 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 905 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 houses, 201 houses built of wood, 201 occupied houses, 176 houses of 1 story, 118 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 24 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 21,345 pounds of homemade butter, 16,904 acres of land in farms, 12,558 bushels of potatoes, 9,740 bushels of turnips, 9,360 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,544 acres of improved land in farms, 5,093 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,121 tons of hay, 2,225 acres of farmland under crops, 2,143 bushels of oats, 1,854 acres of hay crops, 1,569 chickens, 1,021 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 706 other cattle, 658 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 453 sheep, 451 bushels of barley, 341 turkeys, 329 milk cows, 328 sheep slaughtered or sold, 326 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 274 bushels of corn, 226 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 207 cattle killed or sold, 192 oxen, 164 bushels of beans, 159 occupants of farms, 156 swine, 151 swine slaughtered or sold, 149 farm occupants who own their land, 124 geese, 113 acres of potatoes, 103 horses aged over 3 years, 100 acres of oats, 60 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 bushels of peas, 43 acres of turnips, 42 bushels of buckwheat, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 ducks, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026011— 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 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). "Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/granville-ferry-ns026011-1891/.