Kempt, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Kempt was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 443. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.094°N, 65.792°W.
Population
In 1881, Kempt had a population of 443: 245 male and 198 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 385 |
| 1881 | 443 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Kempt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 443 total population, 245 males, 198 females, 146 married persons, 74 families, 73 married females, 73 married males, 8 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 289 single persons under 18, 169 single males under 18, 120 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 70 inhabited houses, 70 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,039 bushels of potatoes, 2,395 bushels of turnips, 908 acres of hay crops, 898 tons of hay, 320 bushels of other root crops, 264 bushels of buckwheat, 247 bushels of peas and beans, 173 bushels of oats, 138 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of corn, 60 bushels of barley, 48 acres of potatoes, 10 acres of wheat, 6 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 400 quintals of cod, 41 gallons of fish oil, 7 barrels of gaspareaux, 2 barrels of eels, 1 fishing boats, 1 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 443 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014006_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Kempt, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kempt-ns014006-1881/.