South Gut, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
South Gut was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 619. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.223°N, 60.607°W.
Population
In 1911, South Gut had a population of 619: 374 male and 245 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 1911
In the 1911 census, South Gut shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 619 total population, 374 males in the population, 264 single (never-married) males, 245 females in the population, 137 single (never-married) females, 113 families, 97 married males, 78 married females, 29 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 437 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 544 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 59 persons of French origin, 15 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 547 Presbyterians, 70 Roman Catholics, 1 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 113 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039024— 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 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). "South Gut, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/south-gut-ns039024-1911/.