Barney River, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Barney River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 802. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4861674. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.558°N, 62.275°W.
Population
In 1901, Barney River had a population of 802: 425 male and 377 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Barney River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 802 total population, 425 males, 377 females, 282 single males, 228 single females, 177 families, 122 married males, 119 married females, 30 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 177 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038004— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barney-river-ns038004-1901/.