Gays River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Gays River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.009°N, 63.331°W.
Population
In 1891, Gays River had a population of 720: 359 male and 361 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 716 |
| 1881 | 786 |
| 1891 | 720 |
| 1901 | 728 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 642 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gays River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 720 total population, 361 females, 359 males, 209 married persons, 133 families, 106 married females, 103 married males, 33 widowed persons, 17 widowed males, 16 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 478 single persons under 18, 239 single females under 18, 239 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 720 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 127 occupied houses, 123 houses, 123 houses built of wood, 122 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,861 pounds of homemade butter, 21,054 acres of land in farms, 15,667 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,230 bushels of potatoes, 5,387 acres of improved land in farms, 4,399 bushels of oats, 2,986 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,832 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,435 tons of hay, 2,359 acres of farmland under crops, 2,295 acres of hay crops, 1,928 bushels of turnips, 1,763 chickens, 1,351 sheep, 1,107 bushels of barley, 526 sheep slaughtered or sold, 507 other cattle, 473 milk cows, 418 bushels of buckwheat, 403 bushels of spring wheat, 246 acres of oats, 168 swine, 167 cattle killed or sold, 155 geese, 155 horses aged over 3 years, 127 swine slaughtered or sold, 121 farm occupants who own their land, 121 occupants of farms, 96 bushels of beans, 74 acres of potatoes, 64 turkeys, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 59 acres of barley, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 acres of wheat, 36 bushels of peas, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 oxen, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 ducks, 9 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011010— 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). "Gays River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gays-river-ns034013-1891/.