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 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 density was 141.7 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,513 |
| POP F | 398 |
| POP M | 405 |
| POP TOT | 803 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 12 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 30 |
| DWELLINGS | 125 |
| F MARRIED | 134 |
| F SINGLE | 233 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FRENCH | 757 |
| M MARRIED | 134 |
| M SINGLE | 257 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 8 |
| NEGRO | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 782 |
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: 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). "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/.