Petit de Grat, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Petit de Grat was a census subdivision in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.501°N, 60.981°W.
Population
In 1881, Petit de Grat had a population of 1,922: 941 male and 981 female residents. Population density was 148.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,982 |
| 1881 | 1,922 |
| 1891 | 612 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Arichat E, 1891 (55.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Petit de Grat, 1891 (44.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Petit de Grat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 90 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 336 |
| Number of families | 336 |
| Number of females | 981 |
| Number of males | 941 |
| Number of married females | 301 |
| Number of married males | 299 |
| Number of married persons | 600 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP TOT | 1,922 |
| Total population | 1,922 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 595 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,210 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 309 |
| Number of occupied houses | 312 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 724 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 747 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,343 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 684 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 724 |
| HAY TONS | 899 |
| OAT BU | 747 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 11,343 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 899 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 148 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,501 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,232 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 11 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 22,182 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 2,025 |
| Number of fishing boats | 325 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 6 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 407 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 50 |
| Number of shoremen | 35 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 153,000 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 4,235 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 2,366 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,501 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 407 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 325 |
| C UNMD F | 595 |
| C UNMD M | 615 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,210 |
| CD NAME | Richmond |
| COD DX K | 4,235 |
| D OCC | 312 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 981 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 2,025 |
| GSP XB Q | 148 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 309 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| HAD DX K | 2,366 |
| HAL XB Q | 3 |
| LOB XC P | 153,000 |
| MALE | 941 |
| MCK XB Q | 2,232 |
| MD F | 301 |
| MD M | 299 |
| MD TOT | 600 |
| NET XX F | 22,182 |
| NUMBER CD | 7 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 239 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 35 |
| SLM XB Q | 11 |
| TUR BU | 684 |
| VESS | 1 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 50 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 6 |
| WID F | 85 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041009— 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 1881 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). "Petit de Grat, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/petit-de-grat-ns007002-1881/.