Hampton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Hampton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.878°N, 65.315°W.
Population
In 1911, Hampton had a population of 351: 183 male and 168 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Hampton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 351 total population, 183 males in the population, 168 females in the population, 96 single (never-married) males, 82 families, 81 single (never-married) females, 77 married females, 77 married males, 10 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 307 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 336 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 334 Baptists, 8 Lutherans, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Methodists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 82 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
NS037011— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hampton-ns037011-1911/.