Forest Lakes, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Forest Lakes was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 361. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.954°N, 65.879°W.
Population
In 1871, Forest Lakes had a population of 361: 182 male and 179 female residents. Population density was 11.5 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.
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, Forest Lakes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 64 |
| Number of females | 179 |
| Number of males | 182 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 60 |
| Number of married persons | 121 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 361 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 111 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 119 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 230 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 61 |
| Number of occupied houses | 62 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 32 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 419 |
| HAY TONS | 489 |
| OAT BU | 181 |
| PEA BU | 38 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 4,796 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,000 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 22,000 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| CD | 192 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 64 |
| FEMALE | 179 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 62 |
| INHABITED | 61 |
| MALE | 182 |
| MARRIED F | 61 |
| MARRIED M | 60 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 121 |
| POPULATION | 361 |
| ROOT BU | 426 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 111 |
| SINGLE M | 119 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 230 |
| TUR BU | 497 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS192007— 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 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). "Forest Lakes, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/forest-lakes-ns192007-1871/.