Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Kemptown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 236. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6387158. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 63.063°W.
Population
In 1901, Kemptown had a population of 236: 142 male and 94 female residents.
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 1901
In the 1901 census, Kemptown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 54 |
| Number of females | 94 |
| Number of males | 142 |
| Number of married females | 41 |
| Number of married males | 40 |
| Number of single females | 41 |
| Number of single males | 96 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| POP F | 94 |
| POP M | 142 |
| POP TOT | 236 |
| Total population | 236 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 53 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 54 |
| HOUSES | 53 |
| MARRIED F | 41 |
| MARRIED M | 40 |
| SINGLE F | 41 |
| SINGLE M | 96 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
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: Q6387158
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). "Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kemptown-ns029008-1901/.