St. Peter, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
St. Peter was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.696°N, 60.845°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Peter had a population of 1,128: 590 male and 538 female residents. Population density was 26.5 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Peter, 1921 (92.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (7.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Peter shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,168 |
| POP F | 538 |
| POP M | 590 |
| POP TOT | 1,128 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 16 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 159 |
| BRIT IRISH | 155 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 626 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 230 |
| F MARRIED | 173 |
| F SINGLE | 311 |
| F WIDOWED | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 231 |
| FRENCH | 179 |
| GERMAN | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 170 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 392 |
| M WIDOWED | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 326 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 766 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051017— 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 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. Peter, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-peter-ns051017-1911/.