Hantsport, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Hantsport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 713. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q660265. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 64.183°W.
Population
In 1901, Hantsport had a population of 713: 348 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 710.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Hantsport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 348 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of single females | 205 |
| Number of single males | 204 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 365 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP TOT | 713 |
| Total population | 713 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| MARRIED F | 125 |
| MARRIED M | 125 |
| SINGLE F | 205 |
| SINGLE M | 204 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034006— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hantsport-ns034006-1901/.