Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4974713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.996°N, 63.962°W.
Population
In 1921, Brooklyn had a population of 835: 431 male and 404 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,106 |
| 1881 | 1,106 |
| 1891 | 1,040 |
| 1901 | 1,001 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 835 |
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, Brooklyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 835 total population, 431 males in the population, 412 males born in Canada, 404 females in the population, 388 females born in Canada, 12 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 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 552 persons of British origin (English), 121 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 32 persons of German origin, 13 persons of French origin. 1 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 317 Presbyterians, 243 Methodists, 179 Anglicans (Church of England), 85 Baptists, 5 Disciples of Christ, 5 Roman Catholics, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4974713
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). "Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brooklyn-ns012014-1921/.