Gabarus, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Gabarus was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 911. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2377184. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.827°N, 60.198°W.
Population
In 1921, Gabarus had a population of 911: 481 male and 430 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Gabarus shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 911 total population, 481 males in the population, 473 males born in Canada, 430 females in the population, 419 females born in Canada, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 665 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 236 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 428 Presbyterians, 306 Methodists, 128 Roman Catholics, 42 Baptists, 7 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006018— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gabarus-ns006018-1921/.