Hantsport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hantsport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 862. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q660265. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 64.183°W.
Population
In 1881, Hantsport had a population of 862: 441 male and 421 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 862 |
| 1891 | 916 |
| 1901 | 713 |
| 1911 | 686 |
| 1921 | 683 |
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 Falmouth, 1871 (2.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hantsport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 862 total population, 441 males, 421 females, 292 married persons, 166 families, 146 married females, 146 married males, 40 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 530 single persons under 18, 287 single males under 18, 243 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 145 inhabited houses, 145 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,122 bushels of potatoes, 3,209 bushels of turnips, 2,876 bushels of oats, 806 bushels of other root crops, 713 acres of hay crops, 685 tons of hay, 662 bushels of spring wheat, 108 bushels of peas and beans, 83 bushels of buckwheat, 67 bushels of barley, 55 acres of potatoes, 42 bushels of corn, 31 acres of wheat, 22 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 443 fathoms of fishing nets, 3 quintals of cod, 2 men on fishing boats, 2 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 1 barrels of herring or alewives, 1 fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 20 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Silas Tertius Rand | 1810–1889 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 862 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q660265
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantsport
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantsport
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Hantsport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hantsport-ns018001-1881/.