Barney River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Barney River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,194. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4861674. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.558°N, 62.275°W.
Population
In 1881, Barney River had a population of 1,194: 610 male and 584 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Barney River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,194 total population, 610 males, 584 females, 321 married persons, 218 families, 162 married males, 159 married females, 62 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 811 single persons under 18, 423 single males under 18, 388 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 217 inhabited houses, 217 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,261 bushels of potatoes, 13,424 bushels of oats, 3,549 bushels of spring wheat, 2,448 bushels of turnips, 2,345 acres of hay crops, 2,345 tons of hay, 1,730 bushels of buckwheat, 484 bushels of barley, 329 acres of wheat, 218 acres of potatoes, 72 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 64 bushels of peas and beans, 48 bushels of other root crops, 8 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,195 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020023— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barney-river-ns020023-1881/.