Hantsport, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Hantsport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 686. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q660265. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 64.183°W.
Population
In 1911, Hantsport had a population of 686: 333 male and 353 female residents. Population density was 683.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Hantsport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 713 |
| POP F | 353 |
| POP M | 333 |
| POP TOT | 686 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 101 |
| BAPTISTS | 297 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 655 |
| BRIT IRISH | 6 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 15 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 141 |
| F MARRIED | 128 |
| F SINGLE | 187 |
| F WIDOWED | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 126 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 185 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 203 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 75 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046018— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hantsport-ns046018-1911/.