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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4974713. 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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,040 total population, 550 males, 490 females, 306 married persons, 204 families, 154 married females, 152 married males, 59 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 675 single persons under 18, 375 single males under 18, 300 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,040 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 192 houses, 192 occupied houses, 191 houses built of wood, 174 houses of 1 story, 144 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 53,280 pounds of homemade butter, 22,073 acres of land in farms, 11,821 bushels of potatoes, 11,397 acres of improved land in farms, 10,676 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,493 bushels of oats, 9,272 bushels of turnips, 5,763 acres of farmland under crops, 5,436 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,367 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,944 tons of hay, 2,484 acres of hay crops, 2,257 chickens, 1,844 bushels of barley, 1,090 sheep, 750 sheep slaughtered or sold, 634 other cattle, 578 milk cows, 529 bushels of spring wheat, 508 acres of oats, 398 swine slaughtered or sold, 268 swine, 231 horses aged over 3 years, 229 bushels of buckwheat, 212 bushels of peas, 199 bushels of beans, 198 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 194 occupants of farms, 165 farm occupants who own their land, 118 turkeys, 116 geese, 111 acres of potatoes, 99 cattle killed or sold, 98 acres of barley, 76 horses aged 3 years and under, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 oxen, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 ducks, 39 acres of turnips, 35 acres of wheat, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 bushels of corn, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q4974713
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/.