Broofield Corner, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Broofield Corner was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.326°N, 63.257°W.
Population
In 1881, Broofield Corner had a population of 1,186: 615 male and 571 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Truro, 1871 (39.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Broofield Corner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 571 |
| Number of males | 615 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 345 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,186 |
| Total population | 1,186 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 365 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 793 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,482 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of wheat | 226 |
| BAR BU | 326 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,927 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,722 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,511 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,725 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,677 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,009 |
| BWT BU | 1,927 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,482 |
| HAY TONS | 3,067 |
| OAT BU | 6,722 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 158 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 30,725 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,067 |
| WHT AC | 226 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,677 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 365 |
| C UNMD M | 428 |
| C UNMD TOT | 793 |
| D OCC | 202 |
| FEMALE | 571 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 202 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 615 |
| MD F | 174 |
| MD M | 171 |
| MD TOT | 345 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,511 |
| TUR BU | 4,009 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019016— 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 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). "Broofield Corner, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/broofield-corner-ns019016-1881/.