St. Peter, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
St. Peter was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463205. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.696°N, 60.845°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Peter had a population of 991: 500 male and 491 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Peter shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 991 total population, 500 males, 491 females, 274 married persons, 158 families, 137 married females, 137 married males, 36 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 681 single persons under 18, 357 single males under 18, 324 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 158 occupied houses, 157 inhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 37,440 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-peter-ns206006-1871/.