Hampton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hampton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 374. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.878°N, 65.315°W.
Population
In 1891, Hampton had a population of 374: 187 male and 187 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 374 total population, 187 females, 187 males, 145 married persons, 74 families, 73 married females, 72 married males, 17 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 212 single persons under 18, 108 single males under 18, 104 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 374 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 74 occupied houses, 70 houses, 70 houses built of wood, 70 houses of 1 story, 45 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,632 pounds of homemade butter, 6,323 acres of land in farms, 5,976 bushels of potatoes, 4,057 acres of improved land in farms, 2,418 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,266 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,854 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,621 acres of farmland under crops, 1,318 bushels of oats, 1,134 bushels of turnips, 1,067 chickens, 834 acres of hay crops, 532 sheep, 456 tons of hay, 265 bushels of barley, 235 sheep slaughtered or sold, 217 bushels of buckwheat, 112 geese, 99 milk cows, 82 swine, 81 other cattle, 78 occupants of farms, 72 farm occupants who own their land, 71 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 70 acres of oats, 70 oxen, 66 bushels of spring wheat, 61 swine slaughtered or sold, 57 ducks, 49 acres of potatoes, 46 bushels of peas, 34 horses aged over 3 years, 29 bushels of beans, 25 cattle killed or sold, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 acres of barley, 13 bushels of rye, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of winter wheat, 3 other fowl, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, 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:
NS026013— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hampton-ns026013-1891/.