Barton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 587. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4865572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.512°N, 65.801°W.
Population
In 1921, Barton had a population of 587: 309 male and 278 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 639 |
| 1911 | 600 |
| 1921 | 587 |
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, Barton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 587 total population, 309 males in the population, 300 males born in Canada, 278 females in the population, 271 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females 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 258 persons of British origin (English), 198 persons of French origin, 72 persons of German origin, 40 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 261 Baptists, 211 Roman Catholics, 48 Methodists, 35 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 23 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Presbyterians, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009001_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4865572
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton,_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). "Barton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barton-ns009001-1921/.