Kempt, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Kempt was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 376. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6387131. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 65.117°W.
Population
In 1901, Kempt had a population of 376: 188 male and 188 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Kempt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 376 total population, 188 females, 188 males, 102 single males, 98 single females, 83 families, 78 married males, 77 married females, 13 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 82 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040025— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kempt-ns040025-1901/.