Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Kemptown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 229. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6387158. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 63.063°W.
Population
In 1921, Kemptown had a population of 229: 124 male and 105 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 370 |
| 1881 | 353 |
| 1901 | 236 |
| 1911 | 226 |
| 1921 | 229 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Kemptown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 229 total population, 124 males in the population, 121 males born in Canada, 105 females in the population, 99 females born in Canada, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 106 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 77 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of French origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 168 Presbyterians, 39 Anglicans (Church of England), 12 Roman Catholics, 7 Methodists, 3 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6387158
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemptown,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kemptown-ns007009-1921/.