Kemptville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Kemptville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 302. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.094°N, 65.792°W.
Population
In 1891, Kemptville had a population of 302: 164 male and 138 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 385 |
| 1881 | 443 |
| 1891 | 302 |
| 1901 | 535 |
| 1911 | 314 |
| 1921 | 277 |
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, Kemptville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 58 |
| Number of families | 58 |
| Number of females | 138 |
| Number of males | 164 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 123 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| POP F | 138 |
| POP M | 164 |
| POP TOT | 302 |
| Total population | 302 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 73 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 102 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 175 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 302 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 58 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 58 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 56 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 58 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,178 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,969 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 937 |
| Acres of hay crops | 704 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,192 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,161 |
| Acres of oats | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| BAR BU | 8 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,977 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,009 |
| CRN BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 704 |
| HAY TONS | 678 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 65 |
| Number of chickens | 397 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 58 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 27 |
| Number of milk cows | 164 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 61 |
| Number of other cattle | 383 |
| Number of oxen | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 299 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 50 |
| Number of swine | 24 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 39 |
| OAT AC | 2 |
| OAT BU | 42 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 2,977 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 566 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,679 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 678 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,679 |
| CATTLE KS | 65 |
| CHEESE LB | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 73 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 102 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 175 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 120 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 58 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 566 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 397 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 27 |
| HOUSES | 58 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 58 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 61 |
| MD MALE | 62 |
| MD TOT | 123 |
| MILK COWS | 164 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 58 |
| OC TOT | 61 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 383 |
| OTHERS | 302 |
| SHEEP | 299 |
| SHEEP KS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 2,192 |
| SUP FOR | 10,969 |
| SUP JV | 77 |
| SUP PAT | 1,178 |
| SUP SC | 937 |
| SUP TOT | 13,161 |
| SWINE | 24 |
| SWINE KS | 39 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 58 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 2,009 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 0 |
| WID TOT | 4 |
| WORKING OX | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021010— 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). "Kemptville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kemptville-ns044012-1891/.