Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 572. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4974720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.072°N, 64.694°W.
Population
In 1911, Brooklyn had a population of 572: 289 male and 283 female residents.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Brooklyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 572 total population, 289 males in the population, 283 females in the population, 160 single (never-married) males, 149 families, 135 single (never-married) females, 126 married females, 121 married males, 22 widowed females, 8 widowed males. 627 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 572 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 259 Congregationalists, 235 Baptists, 41 Anglicans (Church of England), 30 Methodists, 4 Presbyterians, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 146 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4974720
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn,_Queens_County,_Nova_Scotia
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-ns052003-1911/.