South Gut, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
South Gut was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 643. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.223°N, 60.607°W.
Population
In 1891, South Gut had a population of 643: 325 male and 318 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 1891
In the 1891 census, South Gut shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 643 total population, 325 males, 318 females, 163 married persons, 110 families, 82 married females, 81 married males, 34 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 5.80 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 446 single persons under 18, 239 single males under 18, 207 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 643 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 109 houses, 109 houses built of wood, 109 occupied houses, 93 houses of 1 story, 42 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,658 pounds of homemade butter, 18,933 acres of land in farms, 13,867 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,950 bushels of potatoes, 5,066 acres of improved land in farms, 3,308 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,251 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,228 bushels of oats, 1,779 acres of farmland under crops, 1,312 tons of hay, 1,284 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,090 acres of hay crops, 991 sheep, 911 chickens, 785 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 577 bushels of turnips, 519 bushels of barley, 429 other cattle, 425 sheep slaughtered or sold, 384 milk cows, 363 acres of oats, 186 bushels of winter wheat, 151 cattle killed or sold, 120 occupants of farms, 117 acres of potatoes, 115 farm occupants who own their land, 102 horses aged over 3 years, 82 swine slaughtered or sold, 79 swine, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 acres of barley, 44 bushels of buckwheat, 43 geese, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 acres of wheat, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 oxen, 10 bushels of spring wheat, 6 turkeys, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of peas, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043016— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/south-gut-ns043016-1891/.