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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4861674. 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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 709 total population, 386 males in the population, 323 females in the population, 255 single (never-married) males, 186 single (never-married) females, 162 families, 111 married males, 105 married females, 25 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 7 females with marital status not given, 4 males with marital status not given. 802 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 640 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of British origin (English), 24 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 651 Presbyterians, 46 Roman Catholics, 5 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Baptists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 162 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050003— 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 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/.