St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
St. Croix was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,570. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7587666. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.942°N, 63.944°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Croix had a population of 1,570: 781 male and 789 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,570 total population, 789 females, 781 males, 497 single males, 479 single females, 307 families, 257 married females, 255 married males, 53 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 306 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034013— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-croix-ns034013-1901/.