Kemptville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Kemptville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 385. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.094°N, 65.792°W.
Population
In 1871, Kemptville had a population of 385: 205 male and 180 female residents. Population density was 8.5 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).
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kemptville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 64 |
| Number of females | 180 |
| Number of males | 205 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of married persons | 128 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| Total population | 385 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 109 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 248 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 58 |
| Number of occupied houses | 60 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 24 |
| BWT BU | 41 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 665 |
| HAY TONS | 694 |
| OAT BU | 201 |
| PEA BU | 56 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,703 |
| Total area (acres) | 130,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 6 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 130,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| CD | 192 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 64 |
| FEMALE | 180 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 60 |
| INHABITED | 58 |
| MALE | 205 |
| MARRIED F | 64 |
| MARRIED M | 64 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 128 |
| POPULATION | 385 |
| ROOT BU | 478 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 109 |
| SINGLE M | 139 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 248 |
| TUR BU | 898 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS192006— 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 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). "Kemptville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kemptville-ns192006-1871/.