Petit de Grat, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Petit de Grat was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 803. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3377063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.500°N, 60.953°W.
Population
In 1911, Petit de Grat had a population of 803: 405 male and 398 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 Petite de Grat, 1901 (43.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Arichat E. & Petit de Grat, 1921 (43.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Petit de Grat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 803 total population, 405 males in the population, 398 females in the population, 257 single (never-married) males, 233 single (never-married) females, 155 families, 134 married females, 134 married males, 31 widowed females, 14 widowed males. 1,513 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 757 persons of French origin, 30 persons of British origin (English). 16 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 782 Roman Catholics, 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Methodists, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 125 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051011— 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 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). "Petit de Grat, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/petit-de-grat-ns051011-1911/.