Barrington, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Barrington was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.579°N, 65.585°W.
Population
In 1891, Barrington had a population of 880: 428 male and 452 female residents. Population density was 24.0 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Barrington, 1881 (86.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Barrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 190 |
| Number of families | 190 |
| Number of females | 452 |
| Number of males | 428 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 452 |
| POP M | 428 |
| POP TOT | 880 |
| Total population | 880 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 472 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 880 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 188 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 188 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 168 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 123 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 432 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,154 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 650 |
| Acres of hay crops | 428 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,114 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,268 |
| Acres of oats | 5 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 23 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,981 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,240 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 428 |
| HAY TONS | 755 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 31 |
| Number of chickens | 1,575 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 195 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 216 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 203 |
| Number of other cattle | 188 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 98 |
| Number of sheep | 495 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 67 |
| Number of swine | 43 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 71 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 5 |
| OAT BU | 182 |
| PEA BU | 49 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 2,981 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 183 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,042 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,512 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 755 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,512 |
| CATTLE KS | 31 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 237 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 472 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 183 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 190 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,042 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,575 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 188 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 168 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 123 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 188 |
| INF 11 A | 98 |
| MD FEM | 180 |
| MD MALE | 179 |
| MD TOT | 359 |
| MILK COWS | 216 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 195 |
| OC TOT | 203 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 188 |
| OTHERS | 880 |
| SHEEP | 495 |
| SHEEP KS | 67 |
| SUP AM | 1,114 |
| SUP FOR | 7,154 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 432 |
| SUP SC | 650 |
| SUP TOT | 8,268 |
| SWINE | 43 |
| SWINE KS | 71 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 188 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,240 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042001— 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 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). "Barrington, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barrington-ns042001-1891/.