Barss Corner, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Barss Corner was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 945. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4863929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.631°N, 64.657°W.
Population
In 1911, Barss Corner had a population of 945: 491 male and 454 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Barss Corner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 945 total population, 491 males in the population, 454 females in the population, 298 single (never-married) males, 245 single (never-married) females, 205 families, 185 married females, 185 married males, 24 widowed females, 8 widowed males. 981 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 418 persons of German origin, 391 persons of British origin (English), 63 persons of French origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 20 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 584 Baptists, 122 Lutherans, 112 Anglicans (Church of England), 106 Methodists, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Presbyterians, 3 Roman Catholics, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 191 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barss-corner-ns049002-1911/.