Gore, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,448. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.154°N, 63.772°W.
Population
In 1881, Gore had a population of 1,448: 764 male and 684 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Noel, 1871 (66.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,448 total population, 764 males, 684 females, 391 married persons, 223 families, 196 married females, 195 married males, 46 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,011 single persons under 18, 554 single males under 18, 457 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 217 occupied houses, 213 inhabited houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,535 bushels of potatoes, 8,626 bushels of oats, 5,818 bushels of turnips, 4,206 acres of hay crops, 4,107 tons of hay, 3,989 bushels of spring wheat, 1,783 bushels of buckwheat, 1,019 bushels of other root crops, 871 bushels of barley, 318 acres of wheat, 248 acres of potatoes, 120 bushels of peas and beans, 85 bushels of rye, 67 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 32 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,448 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018009— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gore-ns018009-1881/.