Kemptown, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Kemptown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.485°N, 63.063°W.
Population
In 1871, Kemptown had a population of 370: 189 male and 181 female residents. Population density was 6.0 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kemptown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 60 |
| Number of females | 181 |
| Number of males | 189 |
| Number of married females | 49 |
| Number of married males | 48 |
| Number of married persons | 97 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| Total population | 370 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 125 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 134 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 259 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 56 |
| Number of occupied houses | 56 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 116 |
| BWT BU | 1,161 |
| HAY AC | 658 |
| HAY TONS | 627 |
| OAT BU | 4,906 |
| PEA BU | 43 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 8,347 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Total area (acres) | 38,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 90 |
| WHT WTR BU | 9 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9 |
| AREA | 38,000 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 199 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 60 |
| FEMALE | 181 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 56 |
| INHABITED | 56 |
| MALE | 189 |
| MARRIED F | 49 |
| MARRIED M | 48 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 97 |
| POPULATION | 370 |
| ROOT BU | 54 |
| SINGLE F | 125 |
| SINGLE M | 134 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 259 |
| TUR BU | 207 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS199008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kemptown-ns199008-1871/.