Brookfield, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Brookfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 527. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7054304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.409°N, 64.921°W.
Population
In 1881, Brookfield had a population of 527: 260 male and 267 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 660 |
| 1881 | 527 |
| 1891 | 915 |
| 1901 | 900 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 746 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brookfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 527 total population, 267 females, 260 males, 187 married persons, 95 married males, 92 married females, 91 families, 15 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 325 single persons under 18, 163 single males under 18, 162 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 88 inhabited houses, 88 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,236 bushels of potatoes, 2,676 bushels of oats, 1,873 acres of hay crops, 1,854 bushels of turnips, 1,457 bushels of barley, 1,273 tons of hay, 768 bushels of rye, 576 bushels of buckwheat, 454 bushels of other root crops, 353 bushels of spring wheat, 228 bushels of peas and beans, 71 acres of potatoes, 43 bushels of corn, 22 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 17 barrels of gaspareaux, 14 barrels of mackerel. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 527 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7054304
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Brookfield,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Brookfield, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brookfield-ns012011-1881/.