Barss Corner, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Barss Corner was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 925. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4863929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.631°N, 64.657°W.
Population
In 1921, Barss Corner had a population of 925: 479 male and 446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 981 |
| 1911 | 945 |
| 1921 | 925 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Barss Corner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 925 total population, 479 males in the population, 475 males born in Canada, 446 females in the population, 435 females born in Canada, 9 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 418 persons of British origin (English), 408 persons of German origin, 77 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 490 Baptists, 145 Anglicans (Church of England), 139 Lutherans, 136 Methodists, 7 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Presbyterians, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4863929
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barss_Corner,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Barss Corner, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barss-corner-ns015002-1921/.