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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 302 total population, 164 males, 138 females, 123 married persons, 62 married males, 61 married females, 58 families, 5.20 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed persons. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 175 single persons under 18, 102 single males under 18, 73 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 302 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 58 houses, 58 houses built of wood, 58 occupied houses, 56 houses of 1 story, 28 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,161 acres of land in farms, 10,969 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,679 pounds of homemade butter, 2,977 bushels of potatoes, 2,192 acres of improved land in farms, 2,009 bushels of turnips, 1,178 acres of farmland in pasture, 937 acres of farmland under crops, 704 acres of hay crops, 678 tons of hay, 566 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 397 chickens, 383 other cattle, 299 sheep, 164 milk cows, 140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 120 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 77 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 65 cattle killed or sold, 65 oxen, 61 occupants of farms, 58 farm occupants who own their land, 50 sheep slaughtered or sold, 42 bushels of oats, 39 swine slaughtered or sold, 38 bushels of corn, 36 bushels of beans, 32 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of peas, 27 horses aged over 3 years, 24 swine, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 bushels of barley, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 ducks, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 geese, 2 acres of oats. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.