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St. Peter, Nova Scotia (1871–1911)
St. Peter was a township in Nova Scotia, recorded in 5 censuses between 1871 and 1911.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 1,299 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 1,199 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,168 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 1,128 | View 1911 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Predecessors
- split off from Indian reserves in 1921
- split off from St. Peter in 1921
Successors
- later split into NO DATA in 1871
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS051017— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: not yet grounded.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.