South Gut, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
South Gut was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.223°N, 60.607°W.
Population
In 1921, South Gut had a population of 432: 219 male and 213 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 1921
In the 1921 census, South Gut shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 432 total population, 219 males in the population, 213 females in the population, 209 males born in Canada, 203 females born in Canada, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 416 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 424 Presbyterians, 8 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020018— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/south-gut-ns020018-1921/.