Gabarus, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Gabarus was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,256. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2377184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.827°N, 60.198°W.
Population
In 1881, Gabarus had a population of 1,256: 643 male and 613 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,747 |
| 1881 | 1,256 |
| 1891 | 1,339 |
| 1901 | 1,116 |
| 1911 | 979 |
| 1921 | 911 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gabarus shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,256 total population, 643 males, 613 females, 426 married persons, 283 families, 213 married females, 213 married males, 58 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 772 single persons under 18, 417 single males under 18, 355 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 237 inhabited houses, 237 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,332 bushels of potatoes, 1,976 bushels of oats, 1,208 acres of hay crops, 1,024 tons of hay, 580 bushels of turnips, 150 acres of potatoes, 103 bushels of other root crops, 23 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 7,784 fathoms of fishing nets, 5,769 quintals of cod, 2,607 gallons of fish oil, 1,269 barrels of herring or alewives, 673 barrels of mackerel, 630 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 190 fishing boats, 125 shoremen, 109 men on fishing boats, 34 barrels of gaspareaux, 28 men on fishing vessels, 27 barrels of other fish, 8 fishing vessels, 6 barrels of halibut, 1 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 1 barrels of whitefish, 33,600 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,256 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006014— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gabarus-ns006014-1881/.