Kempt, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Kempt was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 472. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6387131. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 65.117°W.
Population
In 1891, Kempt had a population of 472: 253 male and 219 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Kempt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 472 total population, 253 males, 219 females, 177 married persons, 90 married males, 87 married females, 82 families, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5.80 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 279 single persons under 18, 159 single males under 18, 120 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 472 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 82 occupied houses, 81 houses, 81 houses built of wood, 80 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,249 pounds of homemade butter, 13,505 acres of land in farms, 9,128 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,618 bushels of potatoes, 4,376 acres of improved land in farms, 3,390 bushels of oats, 2,425 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,245 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,816 acres of farmland under crops, 1,811 bushels of turnips, 1,233 acres of hay crops, 1,187 tons of hay, 878 chickens, 801 bushels of barley, 624 sheep, 427 sheep slaughtered or sold, 384 other cattle, 323 bushels of buckwheat, 265 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 202 milk cows, 172 acres of oats, 135 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 135 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 134 cattle killed or sold, 118 swine slaughtered or sold, 111 bushels of rye, 93 occupants of farms, 90 oxen, 86 farm occupants who own their land, 86 swine, 83 bushels of beans, 69 horses aged over 3 years, 44 acres of potatoes, 43 acres of barley, 35 bushels of peas, 31 bushels of corn, 30 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 bushels of spring wheat, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 geese, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 ducks, 2 turkeys, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040007— 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 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-ns040007-1891/.