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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463205. 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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,128 total population, 590 males in the population, 538 females in the population, 392 single (never-married) males, 311 single (never-married) females, 231 families, 173 married females, 170 married males, 54 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 6 males with marital status not given. 1,168 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 626 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 179 persons of French origin, 159 persons of British origin (English), 155 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 766 Roman Catholics, 326 Presbyterians, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Methodists, 5 Baptists, 3 Congregationalists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 230 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051017— 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 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/.