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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,633 |
| 1881 | 1,925 |
| 1891 | 1,753 |
| 1901 | 1,564 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,753 total population, 891 females, 862 males, 600 married persons, 360 families, 300 married females, 300 married males, 97 widowed persons, 73 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,056 single persons under 18, 538 single males under 18, 518 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,753 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 358 occupied houses, 356 houses, 356 houses built of wood, 345 houses of 1 story, 201 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 55 houses of 5 rooms, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 30 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,704 pounds of homemade butter, 30,726 acres of land in farms, 22,037 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,720 bushels of potatoes, 8,689 acres of improved land in farms, 7,589 bushels of turnips, 6,668 chickens, 6,657 bushels of oats, 4,533 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,972 acres of farmland under crops, 3,318 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,397 tons of hay, 1,949 acres of hay crops, 1,264 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,191 sheep, 980 bushels of barley, 606 sheep slaughtered or sold, 573 bushels of spring wheat, 513 other cattle, 436 milk cows, 377 geese, 351 occupants of farms, 328 acres of oats, 310 farm occupants who own their land, 300 bushels of beans, 289 swine slaughtered or sold, 245 bushels of peas, 204 swine, 186 bushels of buckwheat, 184 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 183 horses aged over 3 years, 154 oxen, 151 acres of potatoes, 151 cattle killed or sold, 148 ducks, 141 bushels of corn, 131 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 111 turkeys, 75 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 53 acres of turnips, 53 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 51 acres of barley, 41 farm occupants who rent their land, 39 acres of wheat, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.