Gulf Shore, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Gulf Shore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 62.267°W.
Population
In 1881, Gulf Shore had a population of 1,041: 514 male and 527 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,146 |
| 1881 | 1,041 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gulf Shore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,041 total population, 527 females, 514 males, 233 married persons, 161 families, 117 married males, 116 married females, 47 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 761 single persons under 18, 384 single females under 18, 377 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 161 inhabited houses, 161 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,338 bushels of potatoes, 11,402 bushels of oats, 7,481 bushels of spring wheat, 3,121 bushels of turnips, 2,113 tons of hay, 2,059 acres of hay crops, 770 bushels of barley, 652 acres of wheat, 232 bushels of buckwheat, 208 acres of potatoes, 111 bushels of peas and beans, 77 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 28 bushels of other root crops, 10 bushels of rye, 3 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,041 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:
NS020024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020024— 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). "Gulf Shore, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gulf-shore-ns020024-1881/.