Gore, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,241. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.154°N, 63.772°W.
Population
In 1921, Gore had a population of 1,241: 667 male and 574 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,448 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 983 |
| 1911 | 1,161 |
| 1921 | 1,241 |
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, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,241 total population, 667 males in the population, 645 males born in Canada, 574 females in the population, 551 females born in Canada, 18 males born outside the British Empire, 17 females born outside the British Empire, 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 471 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 389 persons of British origin (English), 185 persons of British origin (Irish), 144 persons of German origin, 33 persons of French origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 469 Presbyterians, 428 Anglicans (Church of England), 77 Roman Catholics, 68 Disciples of Christ, 63 Methodists, 62 Baptists, 61 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Congregationalists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012004— 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). "Gore, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gore-ns012004-1921/.