St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
St. Croix was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,483. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7587666. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.942°N, 63.944°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Croix had a population of 1,483: 751 male and 732 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,483 total population, 751 males, 732 females, 456 married persons, 266 families, 228 married females, 228 married males, 66 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 961 single persons under 18, 496 single males under 18, 465 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,483 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 265 occupied houses, 261 houses, 261 houses built of wood, 261 houses of 1 story, 148 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of 5 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 77,082 pounds of homemade butter, 16,895 bushels of potatoes, 15,454 acres of land in farms, 9,296 bushels of turnips, 8,882 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,529 bushels of oats, 6,572 acres of improved land in farms, 4,389 chickens, 3,456 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,937 acres of farmland under crops, 2,225 tons of hay, 1,627 acres of hay crops, 1,568 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,352 bushels of corn, 687 bushels of barley, 534 turkeys, 523 other cattle, 501 milk cows, 405 geese, 394 swine slaughtered or sold, 384 sheep slaughtered or sold, 365 sheep, 301 acres of oats, 301 bushels of peas, 279 cattle killed or sold, 264 swine, 250 horses aged over 3 years, 238 occupants of farms, 233 bushels of beans, 221 bushels of spring wheat, 186 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 179 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 126 acres of potatoes, 117 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 ducks, 85 farm occupants who rent their land, 84 bushels of buckwheat, 81 horses aged 3 years and under, 60 bushels of winter wheat, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 57 oxen, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 acres of turnips, 28 acres of barley, 18 acres of wheat, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035020— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-croix-ns035020-1891/.