Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 497. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4974720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 64.694°W.
Population
In 1921, Brooklyn had a population of 497: 242 male and 255 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 614 |
| 1901 | 627 |
| 1911 | 572 |
| 1921 | 497 |
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 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 497 total population, 255 females in the population, 252 females born in Canada, 242 males in the population, 233 males born in Canada, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 442 persons of British origin (English), 27 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 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 220 Baptists, 199 Congregationalists, 35 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Methodists, 10 Roman Catholics, 5 Presbyterians, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4974720
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn,_Queens_County,_Nova_Scotia
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-ns017002-1921/.