Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 64.694°W.
Population
In 1891, Brooklyn had a population of 614: 300 male and 314 female residents. Population density was 49.2 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Brooklyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 136 |
| Number of families | 136 |
| Number of females | 314 |
| Number of males | 300 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 236 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 314 |
| POP M | 300 |
| POP TOT | 614 |
| Total population | 614 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 169 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 344 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 614 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 134 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 134 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 126 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 74 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 300 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,417 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 462 |
| Acres of hay crops | 377 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 777 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,194 |
| Acres of oats | 7 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| BAR BU | 8 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,370 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 283 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 377 |
| HAY TONS | 327 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 37 |
| Number of chickens | 973 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 122 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 8 |
| Number of milk cows | 107 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 126 |
| Number of other cattle | 99 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 60 |
| Number of sheep | 43 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 23 |
| Number of swine | 14 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 45 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 7 |
| OAT BU | 116 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,370 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 123 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,006 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 327 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,006 |
| CATTLE KS | 37 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 344 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 123 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 973 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 8 |
| HOUSES | 134 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 126 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 74 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 134 |
| INF 11 A | 60 |
| MD FEM | 117 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 236 |
| MILK COWS | 107 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 122 |
| OC TOT | 126 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 99 |
| OTHERS | 614 |
| SHEEP | 43 |
| SHEEP KS | 23 |
| SUP AM | 777 |
| SUP FOR | 4,417 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 300 |
| SUP SC | 462 |
| SUP TOT | 5,194 |
| SWINE | 14 |
| SWINE KS | 45 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 134 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 283 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017002— 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-ns040002-1891/.