Petit de Grat, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Petit de Grat was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 612. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3377063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.500°N, 60.953°W.
Population
In 1891, Petit de Grat had a population of 612: 304 male and 308 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,982 |
| 1881 | 1,922 |
| 1891 | 612 |
| 1911 | 803 |
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 Petit de Grat, 1881 (44.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Petite de Grat, 1901 (44.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Petit de Grat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 612 total population, 308 females, 304 males, 219 married persons, 110 married females, 109 married males, 108 families, 20 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 373 single persons under 18, 190 single males under 18, 183 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 610 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 106 houses, 106 houses built of wood, 106 houses of 1 story, 106 occupied houses, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,526 pounds of homemade butter, 1,129 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 783 chickens, 649 acres of land in farms, 549 sheep, 541 acres of improved land in farms, 399 bushels of potatoes, 321 acres of farmland in pasture, 207 acres of farmland under crops, 202 tons of hay, 128 milk cows, 113 acres of hay crops, 108 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 89 farm occupants who own their land, 89 occupants of farms, 78 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 77 other cattle, 38 geese, 35 horses aged over 3 years, 34 sheep slaughtered or sold, 25 swine slaughtered or sold, 20 oxen, 17 swine, 15 acres of potatoes, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 cattle killed or sold, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 ducks, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS051011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3377063
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). "Petit de Grat, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/petit-de-grat-ns041009-1891/.