n st ap le ▁gets ▁ 8 6 2   mm ▁( 3 3 . 9   in ) ▁of ▁rain ▁per ▁year , ▁with ▁rain ▁on ▁ 1 3 8 ▁days . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁Bar n st ap le ▁parish ' s ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁census ▁was ▁ 3 , 7 4 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁census ▁ 9 , 6 9 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census , ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 2 , 4 9 7 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁ra cial ▁make - up ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁White ▁British ▁ 9 3 . 9 % ▁Other ▁White ▁ 2 . 6 % ▁White ▁Irish ▁ 0 . 3 % ▁M ixed ▁race ▁ 1 . 2 % ▁Asian ▁ 1 . 6 % ▁Black ▁ 0 . 3 % ▁Other ▁ 0 . 1 % ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁major ▁town , ▁Bar n st ap le ▁is ▁more ▁eth n ically ▁diverse ▁than ▁the ▁North ▁Dev on ▁district ▁( 9 5 . 9 % ▁White ▁British ) ▁and ▁Dev on ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁( 9 4 . 2 % ▁White ▁British ). ▁Bar n st ap le ▁has ▁a ▁similar ▁eth nic ▁make - up ▁compared ▁with ▁other ▁south ▁west ▁towns , ▁like ▁Tru ro ▁and ▁C ull om pton . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁North ▁Dev on ▁is ▁some