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 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 density was 28.1 people per square mile.
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 610 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 355 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP F | 589 |
| POP M | 610 |
| POP TOT | 1,199 |
| Total population | 1,199 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 787 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 80 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,119 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 213 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 213 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 204 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 913 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,058 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,168 |
| Acres of hay crops | 858 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,083 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,141 |
| Acres of oats | 15 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 33 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,347 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 156 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 858 |
| HAY TONS | 1,234 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 90 |
| Number of chickens | 1,489 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 200 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 130 |
| Number of milk cows | 518 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 203 |
| Number of other cattle | 367 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 1,224 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 349 |
| Number of swine | 28 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 54 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 15 |
| OAT BU | 319 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 10,347 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 327 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 882 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,742 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,705 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,234 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 68 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,705 |
| CATTLE KS | 90 |
| CHEESE LB | 327 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 424 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 787 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 882 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 229 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,742 |
| FRN CA | 80 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,489 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 130 |
| HOUSES | 213 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 204 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 57 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 213 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 178 |
| MD MALE | 177 |
| MD TOT | 355 |
| MILK COWS | 518 |
| NAME CD | Richmond |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 200 |
| OC TOT | 203 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 367 |
| OTHERS | 1,119 |
| SHEEP | 1,224 |
| SHEEP KS | 349 |
| SUP AM | 3,083 |
| SUP FOR | 11,058 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 913 |
| SUP SC | 2,168 |
| SUP TOT | 14,141 |
| SWINE | 28 |
| SWINE KS | 54 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 220 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 156 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 48 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018016— 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. Peter, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-peter-ns041013-1891/.