Meagher Grant, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Meagher Grant was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 465. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.891°N, 63.231°W.
Population
In 1911, Meagher Grant had a population of 465: 265 male and 200 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 466 |
| 1911 | 465 |
| 1921 | 457 |
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, Meagher Grant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 465 total population, 265 males in the population, 200 females in the population, 177 single (never-married) males, 111 single (never-married) females, 95 families, 76 married males, 75 married females, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males. 466 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 133 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 121 persons of British origin (English), 106 persons of British origin (Irish), 101 persons of German origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 302 Presbyterians, 77 Methodists, 44 Baptists, 27 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Roman Catholics, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 91 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011019— 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). "Meagher Grant, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meagher-grant-ns045019-1911/.