Hampton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Hampton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 368. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.878°N, 65.315°W.
Population
In 1921, Hampton had a population of 368: 177 male and 191 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 374 |
| 1901 | 307 |
| 1911 | 351 |
| 1921 | 368 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Hampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 368 total population, 191 females in the population, 187 females born in Canada, 177 males in the population, 174 males born in Canada, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 300 persons of British origin (English), 32 persons of British origin (Irish), 17 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 353 Baptists, 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Methodists, 3 Adventists, 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Minard Wentworth Graves | 1858–1926 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004011— 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 1921 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). "Hampton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hampton-ns004011-1921/.