Kempt, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Kempt was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,753. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.174°N, 64.078°W.
Population
In 1891, Kempt had a population of 1,753: 862 male and 891 female residents. Population density was 29.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,633 |
| 1881 | 1,925 |
| 1891 | 1,753 |
| 1901 | 1,564 |
| 1911 | 1,406 |
| 1921 | 1,426 |
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, Kempt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 360 |
| Number of families | 360 |
| Number of females | 891 |
| Number of males | 862 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of married persons | 600 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP F | 891 |
| POP M | 862 |
| POP TOT | 1,753 |
| Total population | 1,753 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 518 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,056 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,753 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 356 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 356 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 345 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 201 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 358 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 184 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,533 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,037 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,972 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,949 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,689 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,726 |
| Acres of oats | 328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of turnips | 53 |
| Acres of wheat | 39 |
| BAR AC | 51 |
| BAR BU | 980 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 980 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,657 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,720 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 573 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,589 |
| BWT BU | 186 |
| CRN BU | 141 |
| HAY AC | 1,949 |
| HAY TONS | 2,397 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 6,668 |
| Number of ducks | 148 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 310 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 41 |
| Number of geese | 377 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 183 |
| Number of milk cows | 436 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 351 |
| Number of other cattle | 513 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 131 |
| Number of sheep | 1,191 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 606 |
| Number of swine | 204 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 289 |
| Number of turkeys | 111 |
| OAT AC | 328 |
| OAT BU | 6,657 |
| PEA BU | 245 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 16,720 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,318 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,264 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,704 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,397 |
| WHT AC | 39 |
| WHT SP BU | 573 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 75 |
| A 201 PL | 37 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 300 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,704 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 518 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 538 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,056 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,318 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 148 |
| FAMILIES | 360 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,264 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 377 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,668 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 183 |
| HOUSES | 356 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 345 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 201 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 356 |
| INF 11 A | 131 |
| MD FEM | 300 |
| MD MALE | 300 |
| MD TOT | 600 |
| MILK COWS | 436 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 41 |
| OC P | 310 |
| OC TOT | 351 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 513 |
| OTHERS | 1,753 |
| SHEEP | 1,191 |
| SHEEP KS | 606 |
| SUP AM | 8,689 |
| SUP FOR | 22,037 |
| SUP JV | 184 |
| SUP PAT | 4,533 |
| SUP SC | 3,972 |
| SUP TOT | 30,726 |
| SWINE | 204 |
| SWINE KS | 289 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 358 |
| TUR AC | 53 |
| TUR BU | 7,589 |
| TURKEY | 111 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 73 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
| WORKING OX | 154 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012005— 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 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). "Kempt, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kempt-ns035010-1891/.