Gays River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Gays River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.009°N, 63.331°W.
Population
In 1921, Gays River had a population of 642: 340 male and 302 female residents. Population density was 10.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 728 |
| 1911 | 678 |
| 1921 | 642 |
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, Gays River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 302 |
| POP M | 340 |
| POP TOT | 642 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 252 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 6 |
| BRIT ENG | 134 |
| BRIT IRISH | 144 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 167 |
| CAN BORN F | 292 |
| CAN BORN M | 330 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 25 |
| EUR FRENCH | 20 |
| EUR GERMAN | 148 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 8 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 356 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011010— 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 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). "Gays River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gays-river-ns011010-1921/.