Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Kemptown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 298. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 63.063°W.
Population
In 1891, Kemptown had a population of 298: 153 male and 145 female residents. Population density was 4.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Kemptown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 55 |
| Number of families | 55 |
| Number of females | 145 |
| Number of males | 153 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 45 |
| Number of married persons | 93 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 145 |
| POP M | 153 |
| POP TOT | 298 |
| Total population | 298 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 85 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 102 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 187 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 298 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 53 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 53 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 53 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,412 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,827 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,278 |
| Acres of hay crops | 801 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,698 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,525 |
| Acres of oats | 226 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 100 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 658 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,254 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,014 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 204 |
| BWT BU | 658 |
| HAY AC | 801 |
| HAY TONS | 773 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 62 |
| Number of chickens | 774 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 94 |
| Number of milk cows | 196 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 55 |
| Number of other cattle | 158 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 339 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 148 |
| Number of swine | 37 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 226 |
| OAT BU | 3,254 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 6,014 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 245 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 109 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,240 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,010 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 773 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 27 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,010 |
| CATTLE KS | 62 |
| CHEESE LB | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 85 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 102 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 187 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 109 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 55 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,240 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 61 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 774 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 94 |
| HOUSES | 53 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 53 |
| MD FEM | 48 |
| MD MALE | 45 |
| MD TOT | 93 |
| MILK COWS | 196 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 53 |
| OC TOT | 55 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 158 |
| OTHERS | 298 |
| SHEEP | 339 |
| SHEEP KS | 148 |
| SUP AM | 3,698 |
| SUP FOR | 10,827 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 2,412 |
| SUP SC | 1,278 |
| SUP TOT | 14,525 |
| SWINE | 37 |
| SWINE KS | 47 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 53 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 204 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029008— 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 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). "Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kemptown-ns029008-1891/.