Barrington, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Barrington was a census subdivision in 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,527 |
| 1881 | 1,662 |
| 1891 | 880 |
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 Passage, 1891 (13.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Barrington, 1891 (86.1% 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 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,662 total population, 862 females, 800 males, 632 married persons, 367 families, 316 married females, 316 married males, 73 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 957 single persons under 18, 481 single females under 18, 476 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 328 occupied houses, 327 inhabited houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,934 bushels of potatoes, 1,415 bushels of turnips, 1,022 bushels of other root crops, 984 tons of hay, 694 acres of hay crops, 376 bushels of oats, 289 bushels of peas and beans, 242 acres of potatoes, 86 bushels of barley, 43 bushels of spring wheat, 15 bushels of corn, 3 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 5,576 fathoms of fishing nets, 4,319 quintals of cod, 1,803 gallons of fish oil, 1,003 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 348 barrels of gaspareaux, 267 barrels of mackerel, 243 barrels of herring or alewives, 82 shoremen, 80 men on fishing vessels, 61 barrels of halibut, 55 men on fishing boats, 38 fishing boats, 9 fishing vessels, 7 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Coffin | 1817–1890 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,662 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042001— 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/.