Forest Lakes, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Forest Lakes was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.954°N, 65.879°W.
Population
In 1891, Forest Lakes had a population of 323: 182 male and 141 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 361 |
| 1881 | 344 |
| 1891 | 323 |
| 1901 | 332 |
| 1911 | 291 |
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, Forest Lakes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 323 total population, 182 males, 141 females, 124 married persons, 69 families, 62 married females, 62 married males, 17 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 182 single persons under 18, 114 single males under 18, 68 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 312 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 69 houses, 69 houses built of wood, 69 occupied houses, 65 houses of 1 story, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,360 pounds of homemade butter, 6,945 acres of land in farms, 5,190 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,176 bushels of potatoes, 1,755 acres of improved land in farms, 1,139 acres of farmland in pasture, 997 bushels of turnips, 536 tons of hay, 509 acres of farmland under crops, 399 acres of hay crops, 364 chickens, 354 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 220 other cattle, 173 sheep, 125 milk cows, 107 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 95 sheep slaughtered or sold, 89 bushels of oats, 87 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 83 bushels of corn, 83 oxen, 73 swine, 72 occupants of farms, 68 farm occupants who own their land, 67 bushels of beans, 65 bushels of peas, 53 swine slaughtered or sold, 51 cattle killed or sold, 39 acres of potatoes, 35 horses aged over 3 years, 28 bushels of barley, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 ducks, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of oats, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS053007— 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). "Forest Lakes, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/forest-lakes-ns044022-1891/.