Gore, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,161. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.154°N, 63.772°W.
Population
In 1911, Gore had a population of 1,161: 578 male and 583 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,161 total population, 583 females in the population, 578 males in the population, 369 single (never-married) males, 345 single (never-married) females, 232 families, 196 married females, 196 married males, 41 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 1 divorced females. 983 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 450 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 336 persons of British origin (English), 217 persons of British origin (Irish), 94 persons of German origin, 45 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 534 Presbyterians, 319 Anglicans (Church of England), 209 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 42 Baptists, 38 Roman Catholics, 15 Methodists, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 231 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046005— 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 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). "Gore, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gore-ns046005-1911/.