Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Kemptown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 226. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6387158. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 63.063°W.
Population
In 1911, Kemptown had a population of 226: 124 male and 102 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Kemptown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 226 total population, 124 males in the population, 102 females in the population, 81 single (never-married) males, 52 single (never-married) females, 49 families, 40 married females, 39 married males, 10 widowed females, 4 widowed males. 236 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 108 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 67 persons of British origin (English), 35 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 179 Presbyterians, 27 Anglicans (Church of England), 12 Baptists, 5 Methodists, 3 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 49 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041009— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kemptown-ns041009-1911/.