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 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 density was 9.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 472 |
| 1901 | 376 |
| 1911 | 397 |
| 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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 219 |
| Number of males | 253 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 90 |
| Number of married persons | 177 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 219 |
| POP M | 253 |
| POP TOT | 472 |
| Total population | 472 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 120 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 159 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 279 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 472 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 81 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 81 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 82 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 135 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,425 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,128 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,816 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,233 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,376 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,505 |
| Acres of oats | 172 |
| Acres of potatoes | 44 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 43 |
| BAR BU | 801 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 801 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,390 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,618 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,811 |
| BWT BU | 323 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 1,233 |
| HAY TONS | 1,187 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 134 |
| Number of chickens | 878 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 86 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 69 |
| Number of milk cows | 202 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 93 |
| Number of other cattle | 384 |
| Number of oxen | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 624 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 427 |
| Number of swine | 86 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 118 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 172 |
| OAT BU | 3,390 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 5,618 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 135 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 265 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,245 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,249 |
| RYE BU | 111 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,187 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 26 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 83 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,249 |
| CATTLE KS | 134 |
| CHEESE LB | 135 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 159 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 279 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 265 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 82 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,245 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 878 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 69 |
| HOUSES | 81 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 81 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 87 |
| MD MALE | 90 |
| MD TOT | 177 |
| MILK COWS | 202 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 86 |
| OC TOT | 93 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 384 |
| OTHERS | 472 |
| SHEEP | 624 |
| SHEEP KS | 427 |
| SUP AM | 4,376 |
| SUP FOR | 9,128 |
| SUP JV | 135 |
| SUP PAT | 2,425 |
| SUP SC | 1,816 |
| SUP TOT | 13,505 |
| SWINE | 86 |
| SWINE KS | 118 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 82 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,811 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 90 |
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: 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-ns040007-1891/.