Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Hants County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.996°N, 63.962°W.
Population
In 1881, Brooklyn had a population of 1,106: 578 male and 528 female residents. Population density was 34.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,106 |
| 1881 | 1,106 |
| 1891 | 1,040 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brooklyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 528 |
| Number of males | 578 |
| Number of married females | 166 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of married persons | 336 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,106 |
| Total population | 1,106 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 340 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 731 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,472 |
| Acres of potatoes | 195 |
| Acres of wheat | 224 |
| BAR BU | 1,170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,170 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 522 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,539 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 691 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,552 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,026 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,783 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 79 |
| BWT BU | 522 |
| CRN BU | 63 |
| HAY AC | 2,472 |
| HAY TONS | 2,658 |
| OAT BU | 8,539 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 178 |
| POT AC | 195 |
| POT BU | 25,552 |
| RYE BU | 167 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,658 |
| WHT AC | 224 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,026 |
| WHT WTR BU | 79 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 340 |
| C UNMD M | 391 |
| C UNMD TOT | 731 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| D OCC | 212 |
| FEMALE | 528 |
| H INHAB | 212 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 578 |
| MD F | 166 |
| MD M | 170 |
| MD TOT | 336 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 691 |
| TUR BU | 11,783 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brooklyn-ns018006-1881/.