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 density was 15.0 people per square mile.
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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 110 |
| Number of families | 110 |
| Number of females | 318 |
| Number of males | 325 |
| Number of married females | 82 |
| Number of married males | 81 |
| Number of married persons | 163 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 318 |
| POP M | 325 |
| POP TOT | 643 |
| Total population | 643 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 207 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 446 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 643 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 109 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 109 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 93 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 109 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,251 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 13,867 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,779 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,090 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,066 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,933 |
| Acres of oats | 363 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR AC | 49 |
| BAR BU | 519 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,228 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,950 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 577 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 186 |
| BWT BU | 44 |
| HAY AC | 1,090 |
| HAY TONS | 1,312 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 911 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 115 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 43 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 102 |
| Number of milk cows | 384 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 429 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 991 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 425 |
| Number of swine | 79 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 82 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 363 |
| OAT BU | 3,228 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 8,950 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,284 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 785 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,308 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,658 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,312 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT FALL BU | 186 |
| WHT SP BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 61 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,658 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,284 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 207 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 239 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 446 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 785 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 110 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,308 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 43 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 911 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 102 |
| HOUSES | 109 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 42 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 109 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 82 |
| MD MALE | 81 |
| MD TOT | 163 |
| MILK COWS | 384 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 115 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 429 |
| OTHERS | 643 |
| SHEEP | 991 |
| SHEEP KS | 425 |
| SUP AM | 5,066 |
| SUP FOR | 13,867 |
| SUP JV | 36 |
| SUP PAT | 3,251 |
| SUP SC | 1,779 |
| SUP TOT | 18,933 |
| SWINE | 79 |
| SWINE KS | 82 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 109 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 577 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
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/.