Barney River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Barney River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.558°N, 62.275°W.
Population
In 1911, Barney River had a population of 709: 386 male and 323 female residents. Population density was 8.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Barney River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 802 |
| POP F | 323 |
| POP M | 386 |
| POP TOT | 709 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 24 |
| BRIT IRISH | 24 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 640 |
| DWELLINGS | 162 |
| F MARRIED | 105 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| F SINGLE | 186 |
| F WIDOWED | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 111 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 255 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 651 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 46 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barney-river-ns050003-1911/.