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Garden of Eden, Nova Scotia (1881–1921)
Garden of Eden was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in 5 censuses between 1881 and 1921. Population declined across the period (from 951 in 1881 to 265 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from St. Mary’s in 1881
Descendant places
- later split into Sunnybrae in 1901
- later split into East River St. Marys in 1911
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 951 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 831 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 687 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 287 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 265 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016015— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.