Brookfield, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Brookfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 746. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7054304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.409°N, 64.921°W.
Population
In 1921, Brookfield had a population of 746: 382 male and 364 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brookfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 746 total population, 382 males in the population, 367 males born in Canada, 364 females in the population, 351 females born in Canada, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 364 persons of British origin (English), 130 persons of Dutch origin, 95 persons of German origin, 76 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 352 Baptists, 138 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 70 Lutherans, 53 Methodists, 49 Congregationalists, 22 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Roman Catholics, 21 Presbyterians, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017001— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brookfield-ns017001-1921/.