Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Kemptown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 353. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 63.063°W.
Population
In 1881, Kemptown had a population of 353: 181 male and 172 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 370 |
| 1881 | 353 |
| 1891 | 298 |
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Kemptown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 56 |
| Number of families | 56 |
| Number of females | 172 |
| Number of males | 181 |
| Number of married females | 52 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 105 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP TOT | 353 |
| Total population | 353 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 115 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 126 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 241 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 54 |
| Number of occupied houses | 54 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 832 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 37 |
| BAR BU | 80 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,330 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,622 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,983 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 380 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 644 |
| BWT BU | 1,330 |
| HAY AC | 832 |
| HAY TONS | 782 |
| OAT BU | 4,622 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 7,983 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 782 |
| WHT AC | 37 |
| WHT SP BU | 380 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 115 |
| C UNMD M | 126 |
| C UNMD TOT | 241 |
| D OCC | 54 |
| FEMALE | 172 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H INHAB | 54 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 181 |
| MD F | 52 |
| MD M | 53 |
| MD TOT | 105 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 60 |
| TUR BU | 644 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007009— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kemptown-ns019012-1881/.