Gore, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Hants County, 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 density was 13.7 people per square mile.
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 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 684 |
| Number of males | 764 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,448 |
| Total population | 1,448 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 457 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 554 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,011 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 213 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,206 |
| Acres of potatoes | 248 |
| Acres of wheat | 318 |
| BAR BU | 871 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 871 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,783 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,626 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,535 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,989 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,818 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| BWT BU | 1,783 |
| HAY AC | 4,206 |
| HAY TONS | 4,107 |
| OAT BU | 8,626 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 120 |
| POT AC | 248 |
| POT BU | 35,535 |
| RYE BU | 85 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,107 |
| WHT AC | 318 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,989 |
| WHT WTR BU | 32 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 457 |
| C UNMD M | 554 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,011 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| D OCC | 217 |
| FEMALE | 684 |
| GRA BU | 67 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 213 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 764 |
| MD F | 196 |
| MD M | 195 |
| MD TOT | 391 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,019 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 5,818 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
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/.