Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,040. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.996°N, 63.962°W.
Population
In 1891, Brooklyn had a population of 1,040: 550 male and 490 female residents. Population density was 32.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Brooklyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 204 |
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 490 |
| Number of males | 550 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 306 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 490 |
| POP M | 550 |
| POP TOT | 1,040 |
| Total population | 1,040 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 675 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,040 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 192 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 191 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 174 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 144 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 98 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 198 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,436 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,676 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,763 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,484 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,397 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,073 |
| Acres of oats | 508 |
| Acres of potatoes | 111 |
| Acres of turnips | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| BAR AC | 98 |
| BAR BU | 1,844 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,844 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,493 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,821 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,272 |
| BWT BU | 229 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 2,484 |
| HAY TONS | 2,944 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 99 |
| Number of chickens | 2,257 |
| Number of ducks | 52 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 165 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 116 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 231 |
| Number of milk cows | 578 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 194 |
| Number of other cattle | 634 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 1,090 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 750 |
| Number of swine | 268 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 398 |
| Number of turkeys | 118 |
| OAT AC | 508 |
| OAT BU | 10,493 |
| PEA BU | 212 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 11,821 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,367 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 53,280 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,944 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 529 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 199 |
| BUTTER LB | 53,280 |
| CATTLE KS | 99 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 675 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,367 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 52 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 116 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,257 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 231 |
| HOUSES | 192 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 174 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 144 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 191 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 306 |
| MILK COWS | 578 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 165 |
| OC TOT | 194 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 634 |
| OTHERS | 1,040 |
| SHEEP | 1,090 |
| SHEEP KS | 750 |
| SUP AM | 11,397 |
| SUP FOR | 10,676 |
| SUP JV | 198 |
| SUP PAT | 5,436 |
| SUP SC | 5,763 |
| SUP TOT | 22,073 |
| SWINE | 268 |
| SWINE KS | 398 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 192 |
| TUR AC | 39 |
| TUR BU | 9,272 |
| TURKEY | 118 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brooklyn-ns035002-1891/.