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 density was 913.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Hantsport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 446 |
| Number of males | 470 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 339 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 446 |
| POP M | 470 |
| POP TOT | 916 |
| Total population | 916 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 290 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 916 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 162 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 547 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,224 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 592 |
| Acres of hay crops | 553 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,242 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,466 |
| Acres of oats | 52 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 328 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 328 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,464 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,450 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,176 |
| BWT BU | 23 |
| CRN BU | 39 |
| HAY AC | 553 |
| HAY TONS | 997 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 722 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 98 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 31 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 58 |
| Number of milk cows | 94 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 142 |
| Number of other cattle | 218 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 119 |
| Number of sheep | 90 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 30 |
| Number of swine | 24 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 14 |
| Number of turkeys | 112 |
| OAT AC | 52 |
| OAT BU | 1,464 |
| PEA BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 3,450 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 250 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 51 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 370 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,176 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 997 |
| WHT SP BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,176 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHEESE LB | 250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 290 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 534 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 51 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 31 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 370 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 722 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 58 |
| HOUSES | 162 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 117 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 119 |
| MD FEM | 170 |
| MD MALE | 169 |
| MD TOT | 339 |
| MILK COWS | 94 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 98 |
| OC TOT | 142 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 218 |
| OTHERS | 916 |
| SHEEP | 90 |
| SHEEP KS | 30 |
| SUP AM | 1,242 |
| SUP FOR | 1,224 |
| SUP JV | 103 |
| SUP PAT | 547 |
| SUP SC | 592 |
| SUP TOT | 2,466 |
| SWINE | 24 |
| SWINE KS | 14 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 162 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 3,176 |
| TURKEY | 112 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
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/.