Brookfield, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Brookfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 660. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.409°N, 64.921°W.
Population
In 1871, Brookfield had a population of 660: 333 male and 327 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brookfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 116 |
| Number of females | 327 |
| Number of males | 333 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| Total population | 660 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 199 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 223 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 422 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 112 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,026 |
| BWT BU | 581 |
| CRN BU | 127 |
| HAY AC | 1,847 |
| HAY TONS | 1,659 |
| OAT BU | 3,598 |
| PEA BU | 52 |
| POT AC | 79 |
| POT BU | 13,716 |
| RYE BU | 576 |
| Total area (acres) | 57,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 130 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5 |
| AREA | 57,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 176 |
| CD | 194 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 116 |
| FEMALE | 327 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 112 |
| INHABITED | 112 |
| MALE | 333 |
| MARRIED F | 108 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 215 |
| POPULATION | 660 |
| ROOT BU | 621 |
| SINGLE F | 199 |
| SINGLE M | 223 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 422 |
| TUR BU | 2,107 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS194007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS194007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brookfield-ns194007-1871/.