Barrington, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Barrington was a census subdivision in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.573°N, 65.589°W.
Population
In 1881, Barrington had a population of 1,662: 800 male and 862 female residents. Population density was 39.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,527 |
| 1881 | 1,662 |
| 1891 | 880 |
| 1901 | 784 |
| 1911 | 1,244 |
| 1921 | 1,567 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Barrington, 1891 (86.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Barrington Passage, 1891 (13.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Barrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 367 |
| Number of families | 367 |
| Number of females | 862 |
| Number of males | 800 |
| Number of married females | 316 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 632 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP TOT | 1,662 |
| Total population | 1,662 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 476 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 957 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 327 |
| Number of occupied houses | 328 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 694 |
| Acres of potatoes | 242 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR BU | 86 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 376 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,022 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,934 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,415 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 694 |
| HAY TONS | 984 |
| OAT BU | 376 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 289 |
| POT AC | 242 |
| POT BU | 10,934 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 984 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 43 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 348 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 61 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 243 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 267 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 5,576 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,803 |
| Number of fishing boats | 38 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 9 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 55 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 80 |
| Number of shoremen | 82 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 4,319 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 1,003 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 243 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 55 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 38 |
| C UNMD F | 481 |
| C UNMD M | 476 |
| C UNMD TOT | 957 |
| CD NAME | Shelburne |
| COD DX K | 4,319 |
| D OCC | 328 |
| EEL XB Q | 7 |
| FEMALE | 862 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,803 |
| GSP XB Q | 348 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 327 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| HAD DX K | 1,003 |
| HAL XB Q | 61 |
| MALE | 800 |
| MCK XB Q | 267 |
| MD F | 316 |
| MD M | 316 |
| MD TOT | 632 |
| NET XX F | 5,576 |
| NUMBER CD | 13 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,022 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 82 |
| TUR BU | 1,415 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 80 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 9 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019001— 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 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). "Barrington, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barrington-ns013010-1881/.