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 density was 37.7 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).
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 869 |
| POP F | 383 |
| POP M | 347 |
| POP TOT | 730 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 240 |
| BAPTISTS | 271 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 407 |
| BRIT IRISH | 59 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 62 |
| DUTCH | 31 |
| DWELLINGS | 187 |
| F MARRIED | 155 |
| F SINGLE | 190 |
| F WIDOWED | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 190 |
| FRENCH | 27 |
| GERMAN | 54 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 159 |
| M SINGLE | 175 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 175 |
| NEGRO | 72 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 14 |
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/.