Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Brooklyn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.996°N, 63.962°W.
Population
In 1871, Brooklyn had a population of 1,106: 543 male and 563 female residents. Population density was 34.7 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brooklyn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 217 |
| Number of females | 563 |
| Number of males | 543 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 182 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,106 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 681 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 200 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,537 |
| BWT BU | 398 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 1,803 |
| HAY TONS | 1,662 |
| OAT BU | 8,707 |
| PEA BU | 209 |
| POT AC | 185 |
| POT BU | 21,105 |
| RYE BU | 68 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 963 |
| WHT WTR BU | 121 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 61 |
| AREA | 22,000 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| CD | 188 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 217 |
| FEMALE | 563 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 200 |
| INHABITED | 200 |
| MALE | 543 |
| MARRIED F | 185 |
| MARRIED M | 182 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 367 |
| POPULATION | 1,106 |
| ROOT BU | 692 |
| SINGLE F | 336 |
| SINGLE M | 345 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 681 |
| TUR BU | 2,730 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS188010— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/brooklyn-ns188010-1871/.