Gays River, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Gays River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 728. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.009°N, 63.331°W.
Population
In 1901, Gays River had a population of 728: 388 male and 340 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Gays River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 728 total population, 388 males, 340 females, 265 single males, 213 single females, 133 families, 111 married males, 110 married females, 17 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 132 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033018— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gays-river-ns033018-1901/.