Barnston, Quebec (1871 census)
Barnston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.082°N, 71.905°W.
Population
In 1871, Barnston had a population of 2,551: 1,324 male and 1,227 female residents. Population density was 24.2 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Barnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 499 |
| Number of females | 1,227 |
| Number of males | 1,324 |
| Number of married females | 488 |
| Number of married males | 488 |
| Number of married persons | 976 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| Total population | 2,551 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 660 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 799 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,459 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 485 |
| Number of occupied houses | 485 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,067 |
| BWT BU | 15,584 |
| CRN BU | 4,550 |
| HAY AC | 9,836 |
| HAY TONS | 10,249 |
| OAT BU | 61,684 |
| PEA BU | 730 |
| POT AC | 513 |
| POT BU | 105,821 |
| Total area (acres) | 61,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,771 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 550 |
| AREA | 61,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 759 |
| CD | 141 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 499 |
| FEMALE | 1,227 |
| GRA BU | 271 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 485 |
| INHABITED | 485 |
| MALE | 1,324 |
| MARRIED F | 488 |
| MARRIED M | 488 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 976 |
| POPULATION | 2,551 |
| ROOT BU | 1,401 |
| SINGLE F | 660 |
| SINGLE M | 799 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,459 |
| TUR BU | 8,916 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 79 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 116 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/barnston-qc141005-1871/.