Gay's River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Gay's River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.009°N, 63.331°W.
Population
In 1871, Gay's River had a population of 716: 369 male and 347 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 716 |
| 1881 | 786 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gay's River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 114 |
| Number of females | 347 |
| Number of males | 369 |
| Number of married females | 102 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 202 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 716 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 488 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 113 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 364 |
| BWT BU | 1,317 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 1,764 |
| HAY TONS | 1,860 |
| OAT BU | 6,623 |
| PEA BU | 165 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 13,364 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 827 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 60 |
| AREA | 21,000 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| CD | 197 |
| CSD | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 114 |
| FEMALE | 347 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 113 |
| INHABITED | 113 |
| MALE | 369 |
| MARRIED F | 102 |
| MARRIED M | 100 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 202 |
| POPULATION | 716 |
| ROOT BU | 514 |
| SINGLE F | 230 |
| SINGLE M | 258 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 488 |
| TUR BU | 1,815 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS197018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010031— 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 1871 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). "Gay's River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gay-s-river-ns197018-1871/.