St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
St. Croix was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,733. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7587666. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.942°N, 63.944°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Croix had a population of 1,733: 917 male and 816 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,615 |
| 1881 | 1,555 |
| 1891 | 1,483 |
| 1901 | 1,570 |
| 1911 | 1,512 |
| 1921 | 1,733 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 816 |
| POP M | 917 |
| POP TOT | 1,733 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 389 |
| BAPTISTS | 337 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 16 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 822 |
| BRIT IRISH | 273 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 329 |
| CAN BORN F | 798 |
| CAN BORN M | 896 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 21 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR GERMAN | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| INDIAN | 15 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 179 |
| NEGRO | 250 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 731 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 80 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7587666
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-croix-ns012011-1921/.