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 678. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.009°N, 63.331°W.
Population
In 1911, Gays River had a population of 678: 368 male and 310 female residents. Population density was 10.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Gays River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 728 |
| POP F | 310 |
| POP M | 368 |
| POP TOT | 678 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 241 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 134 |
| BRIT IRISH | 115 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 202 |
| DWELLINGS | 133 |
| F MARRIED | 106 |
| F SINGLE | 187 |
| F WIDOWED | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 182 |
| INDIAN | 37 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 112 |
| M SINGLE | 241 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 369 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 45 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045010— 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 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-ns045010-1911/.