Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Barrington Passage was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.533°N, 65.620°W.
Population
In 1891, Barrington Passage had a population of 625: 311 male and 314 female residents. Population density was 105.9 people per square mile.
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 (13.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Barrington Passage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.30 |
| FAM NO | 146 |
| Number of families | 146 |
| Number of females | 314 |
| Number of males | 311 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 314 |
| POP M | 311 |
| POP TOT | 625 |
| Total population | 625 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 147 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 179 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 326 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 625 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 143 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 143 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 615 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,391 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 546 |
| Acres of hay crops | 317 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,182 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,573 |
| Acres of oats | 1 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,868 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 787 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 317 |
| HAY TONS | 394 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 66 |
| Number of chickens | 1,048 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 38 |
| Number of milk cows | 126 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 52 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 58 |
| Number of sheep | 430 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 29 |
| Number of swine | 66 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 64 |
| OAT AC | 1 |
| OAT BU | 18 |
| PEA BU | 71 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 1,868 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 210 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 654 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,078 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 394 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 57 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,078 |
| CATTLE KS | 66 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 147 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 179 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 326 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 210 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 654 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,048 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 38 |
| HOUSES | 143 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 143 |
| INF 11 A | 58 |
| MD FEM | 118 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 237 |
| MILK COWS | 126 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 52 |
| OTHERS | 625 |
| SHEEP | 430 |
| SHEEP KS | 29 |
| SUP AM | 1,182 |
| SUP FOR | 5,391 |
| SUP JV | 21 |
| SUP PAT | 615 |
| SUP SC | 546 |
| SUP TOT | 6,573 |
| SWINE | 66 |
| SWINE KS | 64 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 143 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 787 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042002— 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 Passage, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barrington-passage-ns042002-1891/.