The Seventh Census of Canada was taken on the 1st of June 1931. Sub-district 21-Hantsport in the federal riding of Hants-Kings, Nova Scotia includes Hantsport Town, P.D. 16. The enumerator was Charles H. Dunbar.

Many columns on the census form have not been transcribed here; such as the type of house construction and number of rooms, the birthplace of individuals and their parents, religion, and literacy. Images of the original census pages are available on the National Library and Archives of Canada website, and must be consulted for these and other details.

One new question in the 1931 census was if the family had a radio! Sixty-five of the two hundred families answered ‘yes’.

Questions about work and income were more detailed than previous years; total wages earned in 1930 and whether the person was employed on the 1st of June show that unemployment was a concern. Some employed at the new pulp mill in Hantsport reported having been being laid off and others in construction trades reported “no work”.

The next phase of this endeavour will be to map the location of each household along the streets and roads that existed at the time.