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 density was 9.3 people per square mile.
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 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 74 |
| Number of families | 74 |
| Number of females | 187 |
| Number of males | 187 |
| Number of married females | 73 |
| Number of married males | 72 |
| Number of married persons | 145 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 187 |
| POP M | 187 |
| POP TOT | 374 |
| Total population | 374 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 104 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 108 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 212 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 374 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 70 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 70 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 70 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,418 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,266 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,621 |
| Acres of hay crops | 834 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,057 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,323 |
| Acres of oats | 70 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 265 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,318 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,976 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,134 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 217 |
| HAY AC | 834 |
| HAY TONS | 456 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 1,067 |
| Number of ducks | 57 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 72 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 112 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 34 |
| Number of milk cows | 99 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 78 |
| Number of other cattle | 81 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 532 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 235 |
| Number of swine | 82 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 61 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 70 |
| OAT BU | 1,318 |
| PEA BU | 46 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 5,976 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 71 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,854 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,632 |
| RYE BU | 13 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 456 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 66 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,632 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHEESE LB | 71 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 108 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 212 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,854 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 74 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 112 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,067 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 34 |
| HOUSES | 70 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 70 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 73 |
| MD MALE | 72 |
| MD TOT | 145 |
| MILK COWS | 99 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 72 |
| OC TOT | 78 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 81 |
| OTHERS | 374 |
| SHEEP | 532 |
| SHEEP KS | 235 |
| SUP AM | 4,057 |
| SUP FOR | 2,266 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 2,418 |
| SUP SC | 1,621 |
| SUP TOT | 6,323 |
| SWINE | 82 |
| SWINE KS | 61 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 74 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,134 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 70 |
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/.