Barnston, Quebec (1901 census)
Barnston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,482. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770225. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.082°N, 71.905°W.
Population
In 1901, Barnston had a population of 2,482: 1,306 male and 1,176 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Barnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,482 total population, 1,306 males, 1,176 females, 749 single males, 585 single females, 553 families, 519 married males, 516 married females, 75 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 540 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 63,041 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/barnston-qc195002-1901/.