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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 437 |
| POP F | 245 |
| POP M | 374 |
| POP TOT | 619 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENGLISH | 15 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 544 |
| DWELLINGS | 113 |
| F MARRIED | 78 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 137 |
| F WIDOWED | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FRENCH | 59 |
| M MARRIED | 97 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 264 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 547 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 70 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.