St. Croix, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
St. Croix was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,512. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7587666. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.942°N, 63.944°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Croix had a population of 1,512: 775 male and 737 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,512 total population, 775 males in the population, 737 females in the population, 483 single (never-married) males, 439 single (never-married) females, 295 families, 259 married males, 255 married females, 37 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5 legally separated females, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 1,570 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 458 persons of British origin (English), 422 persons of British origin (Irish), 352 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of German origin, 23 persons of French origin, 18 persons of Dutch origin. 201 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 604 Presbyterians, 262 Baptists, 255 Methodists, 190 Anglicans (Church of England), 83 Roman Catholics, 72 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 26 Brethren, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Lutherans, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Congregationalists, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 294 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046012— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-croix-ns046012-1911/.