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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4861674. 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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 649 total population, 342 males in the population, 327 males born in Canada, 307 females in the population, 299 females born in Canada, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 614 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 23 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 607 Presbyterians, 31 Roman Catholics, 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Baptists, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016003_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4861674
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barneys_River_Station
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/.