St. Peter, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
St. Peter was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,168. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.696°N, 60.845°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Peter had a population of 1,168: 599 male and 569 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,299 |
| 1891 | 1,199 |
| 1901 | 1,168 |
| 1911 | 1,128 |
| 1921 | 1,117 |
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. Peter 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 1,168 total population, 599 males, 569 females, 416 single males, 363 single females, 220 families, 163 married females, 162 married males, 43 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 219 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018016_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - 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 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. Peter, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-peter-ns039016-1901/.