Barnston, Quebec (1881 census)
Barnston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,618. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770225. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.082°N, 71.905°W.
Population
In 1881, Barnston had a population of 2,618: 1,362 male and 1,256 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,492 |
| 1861 | 3,098 |
| 1871 | 2,551 |
| 1881 | 2,618 |
| 1891 | 2,694 |
| 1901 | 2,482 |
| 1911 | 2,342 |
| 1921 | 2,618 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Barnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,618 total population, 1,362 males, 1,256 females, 1,026 married persons, 558 families, 513 married females, 513 married males, 92 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,500 single persons under 18, 809 single males under 18, 691 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 551 inhabited houses, 551 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 86,838 bushels of potatoes, 77,796 bushels of oats, 18,573 bushels of turnips, 12,520 tons of hay, 12,162 bushels of spring wheat, 11,351 acres of hay crops, 11,054 bushels of buckwheat, 7,004 bushels of barley, 5,462 bushels of other root crops, 2,756 bushels of corn, 989 bushels of peas and beans, 687 acres of wheat, 530 acres of potatoes, 192 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hollis Shorey | 1823–1893 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,616 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC056006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28770225
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Barnston, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/barnston-qc056006-1881/.