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 density was 20.7 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 527 |
| Number of males | 514 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 233 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,041 |
| Total population | 1,041 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 384 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 761 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 161 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,059 |
| Acres of potatoes | 208 |
| Acres of wheat | 652 |
| BAR BU | 770 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 770 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,402 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,338 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,481 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,121 |
| BWT BU | 232 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 2,059 |
| HAY TONS | 2,113 |
| OAT BU | 11,402 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 111 |
| POT AC | 208 |
| POT BU | 23,338 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,113 |
| WHT AC | 652 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,481 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 384 |
| C UNMD M | 377 |
| C UNMD TOT | 761 |
| D OCC | 161 |
| FEMALE | 527 |
| GRA BU | 77 |
| H INHAB | 161 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 514 |
| MD F | 116 |
| MD M | 117 |
| MD TOT | 233 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 28 |
| TUR BU | 3,121 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
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/.