Lake Ainslie E., Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lake Ainslie E. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 742. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.105°N, 61.092°W.
Population
In 1881, Lake Ainslie E. had a population of 742: 354 male and 388 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 816 |
| 1881 | 742 |
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 621 |
| 1911 | 517 |
| 1921 | 472 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lake Ainslie E. shared boundaries with:
- Lake Ainslie W-O
- Little Narrows N
- Middle River
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Strath Lorne
- Whycocomagh
- Young's Bridge
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 742 total population, 388 females, 354 males, 176 married persons, 106 families, 88 married females, 88 married males, 28 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 538 single persons under 18, 281 single females under 18, 257 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 106 inhabited houses, 106 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,014 bushels of potatoes, 9,874 bushels of oats, 1,134 tons of hay, 904 acres of hay crops, 721 bushels of buckwheat, 588 bushels of barley, 331 bushels of turnips, 196 bushels of spring wheat, 146 acres of potatoes, 71 bushels of other root crops, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 65 fathoms of fishing nets, 12 barrels of trout, 10 barrels of eels, 7 quintals of fascines fish, 3 barrels of gaspareaux, 3 gallons of fish oil. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 742 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013007— 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 1881 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). "Lake Ainslie E., Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lake-ainslie-e-ns004016-1881/.