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 density was 10.3 people per square mile.
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 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 69 |
| Number of families | 69 |
| Number of females | 141 |
| Number of males | 182 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 124 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 141 |
| POP M | 182 |
| POP TOT | 323 |
| Total population | 323 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 68 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 114 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 182 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 312 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 69 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 69 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 65 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,139 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,190 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 509 |
| Acres of hay crops | 399 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,755 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,945 |
| Acres of oats | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 28 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,176 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 997 |
| CRN BU | 83 |
| HAY AC | 399 |
| HAY TONS | 536 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 51 |
| Number of chickens | 364 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 68 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 35 |
| Number of milk cows | 125 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 72 |
| Number of other cattle | 220 |
| Number of oxen | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 173 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 95 |
| Number of swine | 73 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 53 |
| OAT AC | 3 |
| OAT BU | 89 |
| PEA BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,176 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 87 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 354 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,360 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 536 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,360 |
| CATTLE KS | 51 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 68 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 114 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 182 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 87 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 69 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 354 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 364 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 35 |
| HOUSES | 69 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 69 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 62 |
| MD MALE | 62 |
| MD TOT | 124 |
| MILK COWS | 125 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 68 |
| OC TOT | 72 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 220 |
| OTHERS | 312 |
| SHEEP | 173 |
| SHEEP KS | 95 |
| SUP AM | 1,755 |
| SUP FOR | 5,190 |
| SUP JV | 107 |
| SUP PAT | 1,139 |
| SUP SC | 509 |
| SUP TOT | 6,945 |
| SWINE | 73 |
| SWINE KS | 53 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 69 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 997 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 83 |
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/.