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St. Peter, Nova Scotia (1871–1921)
St. Peter was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3463205, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1871
Descendant places
- later split into Indian reserves in 1921
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,299 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,199 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,168 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,128 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,117 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018016_1921— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q3463205
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Pierre_(Cap-Breton)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.