Kempt, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Kempt was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 433. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6387131. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 65.117°W.
Population
In 1921, Kempt had a population of 433: 224 male and 209 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 472 |
| 1901 | 376 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 433 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Kempt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 433 total population, 224 males in the population, 212 males born in Canada, 209 females in the population, 198 females born in Canada, 12 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 341 persons of British origin (English), 30 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 30 persons of Dutch origin, 27 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 301 Baptists, 48 Methodists, 44 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 27 Roman Catholics, 5 Lutherans, 4 Disciples of Christ, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6387131
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempt,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kempt-ns017007-1921/.