Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4974713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.996°N, 63.962°W.
Population
In 1911, Brooklyn had a population of 946: 511 male and 435 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,106 |
| 1881 | 1,106 |
| 1891 | 1,040 |
| 1901 | 1,001 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 835 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Brooklyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 946 total population, 511 males in the population, 435 females in the population, 325 single (never-married) males, 252 single (never-married) females, 198 families, 156 married males, 148 married females, 33 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 6 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 1,001 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 392 persons of British origin (English), 326 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 143 persons of British origin (Irish), 54 persons of German origin, 13 persons of French origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 341 Presbyterians, 203 Methodists, 191 Anglicans (Church of England), 119 Baptists, 26 Roman Catholics, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Disciples of Christ, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 191 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4974713
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brooklyn-ns046015-1911/.