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 density was 46.7 people per square mile.
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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 462 |
| Number of males | 443 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 356 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 462 |
| POP M | 443 |
| POP TOT | 905 |
| Total population | 905 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 491 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 905 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 201 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 201 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 176 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 118 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 226 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,093 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,360 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,225 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,854 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,544 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,904 |
| Acres of oats | 100 |
| Acres of potatoes | 113 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 451 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 451 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,143 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,558 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,740 |
| BWT BU | 42 |
| CRN BU | 274 |
| HAY AC | 1,854 |
| HAY TONS | 3,121 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 207 |
| Number of chickens | 1,569 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 149 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 124 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 103 |
| Number of milk cows | 329 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 159 |
| Number of other cattle | 706 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 192 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 60 |
| Number of sheep | 453 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 328 |
| Number of swine | 156 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 151 |
| Number of turkeys | 341 |
| OAT AC | 100 |
| OAT BU | 2,143 |
| PEA BU | 57 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 12,558 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 326 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,021 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 658 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,345 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,121 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 164 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,345 |
| CATTLE KS | 207 |
| CHEESE LB | 326 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 491 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,021 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 658 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 124 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,569 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 103 |
| HOUSES | 201 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 176 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 118 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 201 |
| INF 11 A | 60 |
| MD FEM | 178 |
| MD MALE | 178 |
| MD TOT | 356 |
| MILK COWS | 329 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 149 |
| OC TOT | 159 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 706 |
| OTHERS | 905 |
| SHEEP | 453 |
| SHEEP KS | 328 |
| SUP AM | 7,544 |
| SUP FOR | 9,360 |
| SUP JV | 226 |
| SUP PAT | 5,093 |
| SUP SC | 2,225 |
| SUP TOT | 16,904 |
| SWINE | 156 |
| SWINE KS | 151 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 9,740 |
| TURKEY | 341 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 192 |
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/.