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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 915 |
| 1901 | 900 |
| 1911 | — |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 915 total population, 477 males, 438 females, 327 married persons, 178 families, 164 married males, 163 married females, 35 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 553 single persons under 18, 300 single males under 18, 253 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 915 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 165 occupied houses, 162 houses, 162 houses built of wood, 153 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,320 pounds of homemade butter, 12,121 acres of land in farms, 8,942 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,072 bushels of potatoes, 3,483 bushels of oats, 3,179 acres of improved land in farms, 2,544 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,240 bushels of turnips, 1,634 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,469 acres of farmland under crops, 1,269 chickens, 1,106 sheep, 1,042 tons of hay, 969 acres of hay crops, 608 bushels of barley, 581 sheep slaughtered or sold, 574 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 423 other cattle, 271 milk cows, 255 bushels of buckwheat, 255 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 172 cattle killed or sold, 143 bushels of beans, 139 bushels of rye, 138 acres of oats, 138 bushels of corn, 119 swine slaughtered or sold, 111 occupants of farms, 107 oxen, 104 farm occupants who own their land, 93 swine, 87 horses aged over 3 years, 84 bushels of peas, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 acres of potatoes, 54 geese, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 42 ducks, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 bushels of spring wheat, 24 acres of barley, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 turkeys, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of wheat, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052002— 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/.