Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Granville Ferry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 730. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.756°N, 65.536°W.
Population
In 1911, Granville Ferry had a population of 730: 347 male and 383 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Granville Ferry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 730 total population, 383 females in the population, 347 males in the population, 190 families, 190 single (never-married) females, 175 single (never-married) males, 159 married males, 155 married females, 38 widowed females, 13 widowed males. 869 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 407 persons of British origin (English), 62 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 59 persons of British origin (Irish), 54 persons of German origin, 31 persons of Dutch origin, 27 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (other). 72 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 271 Baptists, 240 Anglicans (Church of England), 175 Methodists, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Roman Catholics, 9 Lutherans, 7 Presbyterians, 4 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 187 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037009— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/granville-ferry-ns037009-1911/.