Hantsport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hantsport was a census subdivision in Hants County, 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 density was 859.3 people per square mile.
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 166 |
| Number of families | 166 |
| Number of females | 421 |
| Number of males | 441 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 146 |
| Number of married persons | 292 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 862 |
| Total population | 862 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 530 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 145 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 713 |
| Acres of potatoes | 55 |
| Acres of wheat | 31 |
| BAR BU | 67 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,876 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 806 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,122 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 662 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,209 |
| BWT BU | 83 |
| CRN BU | 42 |
| HAY AC | 713 |
| HAY TONS | 685 |
| OAT BU | 2,876 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 108 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 10,122 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 685 |
| WHT AC | 31 |
| WHT SP BU | 662 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 20 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 443 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 3 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 2 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 243 |
| C UNMD M | 287 |
| C UNMD TOT | 530 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| COD DX K | 3 |
| D OCC | 145 |
| FEMALE | 421 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 145 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| HAD DX K | 2 |
| MALE | 441 |
| MD F | 146 |
| MD M | 146 |
| MD TOT | 292 |
| NET XX F | 443 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 806 |
| SHD XB Q | 20 |
| TUR BU | 3,209 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
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/.