Mill Brook, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Mill Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 511. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 62.844°W.
Population
In 1901, Mill Brook had a population of 511: 253 male and 258 female residents. Population density was 15.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 587 |
| 1901 | 511 |
| 1911 | 387 |
| 1921 | 367 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Mill Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 258 |
| Number of males | 253 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 78 |
| Number of single females | 155 |
| Number of single males | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP F | 258 |
| POP M | 253 |
| POP TOT | 511 |
| Total population | 511 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 121 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| HOUSES | 121 |
| MARRIED F | 78 |
| MARRIED M | 78 |
| SINGLE F | 155 |
| SINGLE M | 160 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016024— 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 1901 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). "Mill Brook, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mill-brook-ns038023-1901/.