South Gut, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
South Gut was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 788. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.223°N, 60.607°W.
Population
In 1881, South Gut had a population of 788: 384 male and 404 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 788 |
| 1891 | 643 |
| 1901 | 437 |
| 1911 | 619 |
| 1921 | 432 |
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, South Gut shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 788 total population, 404 females, 384 males, 190 married persons, 114 families, 95 married females, 95 married males, 31 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 567 single persons under 18, 285 single males under 18, 282 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 114 inhabited houses, 114 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,569 bushels of potatoes, 5,635 bushels of oats, 1,382 acres of hay crops, 1,321 tons of hay, 458 bushels of spring wheat, 336 bushels of barley, 190 bushels of turnips, 142 acres of potatoes, 42 acres of wheat, 32 bushels of buckwheat, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2,037 fathoms of fishing nets, 292 barrels of herring or alewives, 228 quintals of cod, 58 men on fishing boats, 47 gallons of fish oil, 40 barrels of mackerel, 29 fishing boats, 12 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 10 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 788 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:
NS005009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020018— 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). "South Gut, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/south-gut-ns005009-1881/.