Brookfield, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Brookfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,074. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.326°N, 63.257°W.
Population
In 1891, Brookfield had a population of 1,074: 569 male and 505 female residents. Population density was 14.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,186 |
| 1891 | 1,074 |
| 1901 | 950 |
| 1911 | 910 |
| 1921 | 904 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brookfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 197 |
| Number of families | 197 |
| Number of females | 505 |
| Number of males | 569 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 358 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 505 |
| POP M | 569 |
| POP TOT | 1,074 |
| Total population | 1,074 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 666 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,074 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 192 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 192 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 187 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 87 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,402 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,467 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,620 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,677 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,072 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,539 |
| Acres of oats | 299 |
| Acres of potatoes | 153 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR AC | 45 |
| BAR BU | 730 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 730 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,609 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,586 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,630 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,702 |
| BWT BU | 1,609 |
| HAY AC | 2,677 |
| HAY TONS | 3,217 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 462 |
| Number of chickens | 2,935 |
| Number of ducks | 68 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 174 |
| Number of geese | 454 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 248 |
| Number of milk cows | 695 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 174 |
| Number of other cattle | 838 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 1,491 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 855 |
| Number of swine | 101 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 182 |
| Number of turkeys | 893 |
| OAT AC | 299 |
| OAT BU | 6,586 |
| PEA BU | 75 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 25,630 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,140 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,200 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,217 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 124 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 75 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 462 |
| CHEESE LB | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 374 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 666 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 60 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 68 |
| FAMILIES | 197 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,140 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 454 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,935 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 248 |
| HOUSES | 192 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 187 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 87 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 192 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 179 |
| MD TOT | 358 |
| MILK COWS | 695 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC P | 174 |
| OC TOT | 174 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 838 |
| OTHERS | 1,074 |
| SHEEP | 1,491 |
| SHEEP KS | 855 |
| SUP AM | 8,072 |
| SUP FOR | 17,467 |
| SUP JV | 50 |
| SUP PAT | 4,402 |
| SUP SC | 3,620 |
| SUP TOT | 25,539 |
| SWINE | 101 |
| SWINE KS | 182 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 196 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 2,702 |
| TURKEY | 893 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brookfield-ns029003-1891/.