Hantsport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hantsport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 916. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q660265. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 64.183°W.
Population
In 1891, Hantsport had a population of 916: 470 male and 446 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hantsport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 916 total population, 470 males, 446 females, 339 married persons, 180 families, 170 married females, 169 married males, 43 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 534 single persons under 18, 290 single males under 18, 244 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 916 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 162 houses, 162 houses built of wood, 162 occupied houses, 118 houses of 1 story, 117 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,176 pounds of homemade butter, 3,450 bushels of potatoes, 3,176 bushels of turnips, 2,466 acres of land in farms, 1,464 bushels of oats, 1,242 acres of improved land in farms, 1,224 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 997 tons of hay, 722 chickens, 592 acres of farmland under crops, 553 acres of hay crops, 547 acres of farmland in pasture, 370 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 328 bushels of barley, 250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 218 other cattle, 142 occupants of farms, 119 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 112 turkeys, 103 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 farm occupants who own their land, 94 milk cows, 90 sheep, 58 horses aged over 3 years, 56 bushels of beans, 52 acres of oats, 51 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 45 bushels of peas, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 39 bushels of corn, 34 acres of potatoes, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 sheep slaughtered or sold, 28 oxen, 25 cattle killed or sold, 24 swine, 23 bushels of buckwheat, 17 ducks, 16 acres of barley, 14 swine slaughtered or sold, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 bushels of spring wheat, 3 geese, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035009— 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 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). "Hantsport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hantsport-ns035009-1891/.