Barss Corner, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Barss Corner was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 981. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4863929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.631°N, 64.657°W.
Population
In 1901, Barss Corner had a population of 981: 505 male and 476 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).
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 New Germany, 1891 (27.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Barss Corner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 981 total population, 505 males, 476 females, 308 single males, 274 single females, 186 married males, 185 married females, 181 families, 17 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 181 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barss-corner-ns037002-1901/.