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 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 density was 3.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Kemptown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 236 |
| POP F | 102 |
| POP M | 124 |
| POP TOT | 226 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 27 |
| BAPTISTS | 12 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 67 |
| BRIT IRISH | 35 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 108 |
| DWELLINGS | 49 |
| F MARRIED | 40 |
| F SINGLE | 52 |
| F WIDOWED | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 49 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| GERMAN | 14 |
| M MARRIED | 39 |
| M SINGLE | 81 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 179 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
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: 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 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/.