Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,106. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4974713. 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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,106 total population, 578 males, 528 females, 336 married persons, 220 families, 170 married males, 166 married females, 39 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 731 single persons under 18, 391 single males under 18, 340 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 212 inhabited houses, 212 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,552 bushels of potatoes, 11,783 bushels of turnips, 8,539 bushels of oats, 3,026 bushels of spring wheat, 2,658 tons of hay, 2,472 acres of hay crops, 1,170 bushels of barley, 691 bushels of other root crops, 522 bushels of buckwheat, 224 acres of wheat, 195 acres of potatoes, 178 bushels of peas and beans, 167 bushels of rye, 79 bushels of winter wheat, 63 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,106 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q4974713
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/.