Barney River, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Barney River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,026. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4861674. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.558°N, 62.275°W.
Population
In 1891, Barney River had a population of 1,026: 521 male and 505 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Barney River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,026 total population, 521 males, 505 females, 275 married persons, 206 families, 139 married females, 136 married males, 69 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 682 single persons under 18, 356 single males under 18, 326 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,026 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 206 occupied houses, 203 houses, 203 houses built of wood, 199 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 55 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,274 pounds of homemade butter, 24,557 acres of land in farms, 18,441 bushels of potatoes, 16,441 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,046 bushels of oats, 8,116 acres of improved land in farms, 5,267 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,888 acres of farmland under crops, 3,191 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,874 chickens, 2,631 sheep, 2,328 acres of hay crops, 2,178 tons of hay, 1,745 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,337 bushels of spring wheat, 1,090 other cattle, 1,066 bushels of turnips, 946 sheep slaughtered or sold, 868 acres of oats, 780 bushels of buckwheat, 774 milk cows, 757 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 423 bushels of barley, 344 cattle killed or sold, 284 swine, 278 horses aged over 3 years, 245 geese, 223 swine slaughtered or sold, 215 occupants of farms, 212 farm occupants who own their land, 142 acres of potatoes, 127 acres of wheat, 114 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 99 turkeys, 82 horses aged 3 years and under, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 ducks, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 acres of barley, 24 bushels of peas, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of beans, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barney-river-ns039003-1891/.