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 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 density was 79.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 732 |
| Number of males | 751 |
| Number of married females | 228 |
| Number of married males | 228 |
| Number of married persons | 456 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 732 |
| POP M | 751 |
| POP TOT | 1,483 |
| Total population | 1,483 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 961 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,483 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 261 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 261 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 261 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 148 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 265 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,456 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,882 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,937 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,627 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,572 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,454 |
| Acres of oats | 301 |
| Acres of potatoes | 126 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 687 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 687 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,352 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,529 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,895 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,296 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| BWT BU | 84 |
| CRN BU | 1,352 |
| HAY AC | 1,627 |
| HAY TONS | 2,225 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 279 |
| Number of chickens | 4,389 |
| Number of ducks | 89 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 85 |
| Number of geese | 405 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 81 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 250 |
| Number of milk cows | 501 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 238 |
| Number of other cattle | 523 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 117 |
| Number of sheep | 365 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 384 |
| Number of swine | 264 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 394 |
| Number of turkeys | 534 |
| OAT AC | 301 |
| OAT BU | 7,529 |
| PEA BU | 301 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 16,895 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,568 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 186 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 77,082 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,225 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 221 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 233 |
| BUTTER LB | 77,082 |
| CATTLE KS | 279 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 496 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 961 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,568 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 81 |
| DUCKS | 89 |
| FAMILIES | 266 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 186 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 405 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,389 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 250 |
| HOUSES | 261 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 261 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 148 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 261 |
| INF 11 A | 117 |
| MD FEM | 228 |
| MD MALE | 228 |
| MD TOT | 456 |
| MILK COWS | 501 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 85 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 238 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 523 |
| OTHERS | 1,483 |
| SHEEP | 365 |
| SHEEP KS | 384 |
| SUP AM | 6,572 |
| SUP FOR | 8,882 |
| SUP JV | 179 |
| SUP PAT | 3,456 |
| SUP SC | 2,937 |
| SUP TOT | 15,454 |
| SWINE | 264 |
| SWINE KS | 394 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 265 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 9,296 |
| TURKEY | 534 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 57 |
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: 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 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/.