Forest Lakes, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Forest Lakes was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.954°N, 65.879°W.
Population
In 1911, Forest Lakes had a population of 291: 139 male and 152 female residents. Population density was 9.2 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1921 (7.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Forest Lakes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 332 |
| POP F | 152 |
| POP M | 139 |
| POP TOT | 291 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 281 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 284 |
| BRIT IRISH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 70 |
| F MARRIED | 62 |
| F SINGLE | 84 |
| F WIDOWED | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| FRENCH | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 62 |
| M SINGLE | 70 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053007— 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 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). "Forest Lakes, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/forest-lakes-ns053007-1911/.