St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
St. Croix was a census subdivision in Hants County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,555. 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 density was 83.1 people per square mile.
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 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 273 |
| Number of families | 273 |
| Number of females | 772 |
| Number of males | 783 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 235 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,555 |
| Total population | 1,555 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 495 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 535 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,030 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 273 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,447 |
| Acres of potatoes | 171 |
| Acres of wheat | 135 |
| BAR BU | 273 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,379 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 898 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,230 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,029 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,249 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 170 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 1,447 |
| HAY TONS | 1,846 |
| OAT BU | 6,379 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 128 |
| POT AC | 171 |
| POT BU | 22,230 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,846 |
| WHT AC | 135 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,029 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 495 |
| C UNMD M | 535 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,030 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| D OCC | 273 |
| FEMALE | 772 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H INHAB | 273 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 783 |
| MD F | 242 |
| MD M | 235 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 898 |
| TUR BU | 5,249 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
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: 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 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/.