Barton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Barton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4865572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.512°N, 65.801°W.
Population
In 1911, Barton had a population of 600: 306 male and 294 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Barton 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 600 total population, 306 males in the population, 294 females in the population, 196 single (never-married) males, 157 single (never-married) females, 116 families, 106 married females, 103 married males, 31 widowed females, 7 widowed males. 639 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 265 persons of British origin (English), 174 persons of French origin, 74 persons of German origin, 58 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of British origin (Irish), 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 273 Baptists, 173 Roman Catholics, 83 Methodists, 38 Disciples of Christ, 22 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Presbyterians, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 116 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043001— 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 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). "Barton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/barton-ns043001-1911/.