Brookfield, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Brookfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 915. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.409°N, 64.921°W.
Population
In 1891, Brookfield had a population of 915: 477 male and 438 female residents. Population density was 7.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 915 |
| 1901 | 900 |
| 1911 | 824 |
| 1921 | 746 |
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 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 438 |
| Number of males | 477 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 327 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 438 |
| POP M | 477 |
| POP TOT | 915 |
| Total population | 915 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 553 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 915 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 162 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 162 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 153 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,634 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,942 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,469 |
| Acres of hay crops | 969 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,179 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,121 |
| Acres of oats | 138 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 608 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 608 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,483 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,072 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,240 |
| BWT BU | 255 |
| CRN BU | 138 |
| HAY AC | 969 |
| HAY TONS | 1,042 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 172 |
| Number of chickens | 1,269 |
| Number of ducks | 42 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 54 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 87 |
| Number of milk cows | 271 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 111 |
| Number of other cattle | 423 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 1,106 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 581 |
| Number of swine | 93 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 138 |
| OAT BU | 3,483 |
| PEA BU | 84 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 7,072 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 255 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 574 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,544 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,320 |
| RYE BU | 139 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,042 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 143 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,320 |
| CATTLE KS | 172 |
| CHEESE LB | 255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 553 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 574 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,544 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 54 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,269 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 87 |
| HOUSES | 162 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 153 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 162 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 163 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 327 |
| MILK COWS | 271 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 104 |
| OC TOT | 111 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 423 |
| OTHERS | 915 |
| SHEEP | 1,106 |
| SHEEP KS | 581 |
| SUP AM | 3,179 |
| SUP FOR | 8,942 |
| SUP JV | 76 |
| SUP PAT | 1,634 |
| SUP SC | 1,469 |
| SUP TOT | 12,121 |
| SWINE | 93 |
| SWINE KS | 119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 165 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,240 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017001— 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-ns040001-1891/.