St. Peter, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
St. Peter was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,199. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.696°N, 60.845°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Peter had a population of 1,199: 610 male and 589 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Peter 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 1,199 total population, 610 males, 589 females, 355 married persons, 229 families, 178 married females, 177 married males, 57 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 787 single persons under 18, 424 single males under 18, 363 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,119 persons who are not French Canadian, 80 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 220 occupied houses, 213 houses, 213 houses built of wood, 204 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 3 rooms, 56 houses of 4 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses under construction, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,705 pounds of homemade butter, 14,141 acres of land in farms, 11,058 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,347 bushels of potatoes, 3,083 acres of improved land in farms, 2,742 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,168 acres of farmland under crops, 1,489 chickens, 1,234 tons of hay, 1,224 sheep, 913 acres of farmland in pasture, 882 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 858 acres of hay crops, 518 milk cows, 367 other cattle, 349 sheep slaughtered or sold, 327 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 319 bushels of oats, 203 occupants of farms, 200 farm occupants who own their land, 156 bushels of turnips, 147 acres of potatoes, 130 horses aged over 3 years, 90 cattle killed or sold, 68 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 swine slaughtered or sold, 50 oxen, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 bushels of barley, 32 bushels of corn, 28 swine, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 bushels of buckwheat, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 bushels of spring wheat, 19 ducks, 15 acres of oats, 14 geese, 14 turkeys, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of turnips, 2 acres of wheat, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041013— 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 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. Peter, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-peter-ns041013-1891/.