Barney River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Barney River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 649. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.558°N, 62.275°W.
Population
In 1921, Barney River had a population of 649: 342 male and 307 female residents. Population density was 7.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,228 |
| 1881 | 1,194 |
| 1891 | 1,026 |
| 1901 | 802 |
| 1911 | 709 |
| 1921 | 649 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Barney River shared boundaries with:
- Bailey Brook
- East River St. Marys
- Garden of Eden
- Merigonish
- St. Joseph E.
- St. Joseph W.-O.
- Wentworth Grant
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 307 |
| POP M | 342 |
| POP TOT | 649 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12 |
| BRIT ENG | 23 |
| BRIT IRISH | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 614 |
| CAN BORN F | 299 |
| CAN BORN M | 327 |
| EUR FRENCH | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 607 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016003— 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 1921 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). "Barney River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barney-river-ns016003-1921/.