Barnston, Quebec (1911 census)
Barnston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,342. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770225. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.082°N, 71.905°W.
Population
In 1911, Barnston had a population of 2,342: 1,250 male and 1,092 female residents. Population density was 23.8 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Barnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 63,041 area in acres, 2,342 total population, 1,250 males in the population, 1,092 females in the population, 768 single (never-married) males, 595 single (never-married) females, 480 families, 449 married males, 444 married females, 98.50 area in square miles, 53 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 23.78 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males. 2,482 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 1,190 persons of British origin (English), 1,061 persons of French origin, 65 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,111 Roman Catholics, 423 Anglicans (Church of England), 394 Methodists, 227 Baptists, 135 Adventists, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 21 Presbyterians, 6 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 468 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC200002— 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 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). "Barnston, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/barnston-qc200002-1911/.