Barrington, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Barrington was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,527. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.573°N, 65.589°W.
Population
In 1871, Barrington had a population of 1,527: 763 male and 764 female residents. Population density was 35.9 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Barrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 299 |
| Number of females | 764 |
| Number of males | 763 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of married persons | 577 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| Total population | 1,527 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 421 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 877 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 295 |
| Number of occupied houses | 299 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 40 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 479 |
| HAY TONS | 946 |
| OAT BU | 291 |
| PEA BU | 63 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 6,035 |
| Total area (acres) | 51,000 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 51,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 193 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 299 |
| FEMALE | 764 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 299 |
| INHABITED | 295 |
| MALE | 763 |
| MARRIED F | 288 |
| MARRIED M | 289 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 577 |
| POPULATION | 1,527 |
| ROOT BU | 503 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 421 |
| SINGLE M | 456 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 877 |
| TUR BU | 750 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS193003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barrington-ns193003-1871/.