St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
St. Croix was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,555. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7587666. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.942°N, 63.944°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Croix had a population of 1,555: 783 male and 772 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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,555 total population, 783 males, 772 females, 477 married persons, 273 families, 242 married females, 235 married males, 48 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,030 single persons under 18, 535 single males under 18, 495 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 273 inhabited houses, 273 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,230 bushels of potatoes, 6,379 bushels of oats, 5,249 bushels of turnips, 2,029 bushels of spring wheat, 1,846 tons of hay, 1,447 acres of hay crops, 898 bushels of other root crops, 273 bushels of barley, 171 acres of potatoes, 170 bushels of buckwheat, 135 acres of wheat, 128 bushels of peas and beans, 35 bushels of rye, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 12 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,555 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018005— 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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Croix,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-croix-ns018005-1881/.