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 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 density was 23.2 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.
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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 491 |
| Number of males | 500 |
| Number of married females | 137 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 274 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 357 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 681 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 157 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 172 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 926 |
| HAY TONS | 616 |
| OAT BU | 2,085 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 9,240 |
| Total area (acres) | 37,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 37,440 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 206 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 158 |
| FEMALE | 491 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 158 |
| INHABITED | 157 |
| MALE | 500 |
| MARRIED F | 137 |
| MARRIED M | 137 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 274 |
| POPULATION | 991 |
| ROOT BU | 112 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 324 |
| SINGLE M | 357 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 681 |
| TUR BU | 49 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206006— 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 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/.