Gays River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Gays River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 631. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.112°N, 63.278°W.
Population
In 1911, Gays River had a population of 631: 326 male and 305 female residents. Population density was 7.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 735 |
| 1911 | 631 |
| 1921 | 527 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gays River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 735 |
| POP F | 305 |
| POP M | 326 |
| POP TOT | 631 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 90 |
| BAPTISTS | 74 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 133 |
| BRIT IRISH | 242 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 182 |
| DWELLINGS | 122 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 99 |
| F SINGLE | 173 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| FRENCH | 23 |
| GERMAN | 47 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 108 |
| M SINGLE | 210 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 390 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 37 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gays-river-ns041008-1911/.