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 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 density was 107.0 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.
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 116 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 308 |
| Number of males | 304 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 219 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 308 |
| POP M | 304 |
| POP TOT | 612 |
| Total population | 612 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 183 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 373 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 610 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 106 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 106 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 106 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 321 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 108 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 207 |
| Acres of hay crops | 113 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 541 |
| Acres of land in farms | 649 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 399 |
| HAY AC | 113 |
| HAY TONS | 202 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 8 |
| Number of chickens | 783 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of geese | 38 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 35 |
| Number of milk cows | 128 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 89 |
| Number of other cattle | 77 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 78 |
| Number of sheep | 549 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 34 |
| Number of swine | 17 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 399 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,129 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,526 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 202 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,526 |
| CATTLE KS | 8 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 183 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 373 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,129 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 610 |
| GEESE | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 783 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 35 |
| HOUSES | 106 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 106 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 106 |
| INF 11 A | 78 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 109 |
| MD TOT | 219 |
| MILK COWS | 128 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 89 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 77 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 549 |
| SHEEP KS | 34 |
| SUP AM | 541 |
| SUP FOR | 108 |
| SUP JV | 13 |
| SUP PAT | 321 |
| SUP SC | 207 |
| SUP TOT | 649 |
| SWINE | 17 |
| SWINE KS | 25 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 106 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041009— 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 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/.