Gabarus, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Gabarus was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 636. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2377184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.827°N, 60.198°W.
Population
In 1911, Gabarus had a population of 636: 515 male and 464 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,747 |
| 1881 | 1,256 |
| 1891 | 1,339 |
| 1901 | 1,116 |
| 1911 | 636 |
| 1921 | 911 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gabarus shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 636 total population, 515 males in the population, 464 females in the population, 316 single (never-married) males, 243 single (never-married) females, 202 families, 185 married females, 185 married males, 36 widowed females, 14 widowed males. 1,116 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 617 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 18 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 581 Roman Catholics, 37 Presbyterians, 18 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 202 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2377184
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarus
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabarus
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). "Gabarus, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gabarus-ns040009-1911/.