Lake Ainslie E., Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lake Ainslie E. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.105°N, 61.092°W.
Population
In 1891, Lake Ainslie E. had a population of 772: 383 male and 389 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lake Ainslie E. shared boundaries with:
- Lake Ainslie W-O
- Little Narrows N
- Margarie S-O
- Middle River
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Strath Lorne
- Whycocomagh
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 772 total population, 389 females, 383 males, 173 married persons, 108 families, 87 married females, 86 married males, 31 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 7.10 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 568 single persons under 18, 291 single males under 18, 277 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 772 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 108 houses, 108 houses built of wood, 108 occupied houses, 86 houses of 2 stories, 52 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 1 story, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,163 pounds of homemade butter, 15,558 acres of land in farms, 11,576 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,793 bushels of potatoes, 5,446 bushels of oats, 3,982 acres of improved land in farms, 3,710 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,734 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,037 acres of farmland under crops, 1,928 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,532 tons of hay, 1,500 sheep, 1,284 acres of hay crops, 1,282 chickens, 570 other cattle, 530 acres of oats, 451 sheep slaughtered or sold, 449 milk cows, 355 bushels of barley, 271 geese, 262 bushels of buckwheat, 254 swine, 198 cattle killed or sold, 194 bushels of turnips, 143 horses aged over 3 years, 134 swine slaughtered or sold, 108 occupants of farms, 105 farm occupants who own their land, 103 acres of potatoes, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 45 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 acres of barley, 24 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 20 turkeys, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 bushels of spring wheat, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of beans, 3 ducks, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of peas. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036007— 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 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). "Lake Ainslie E., Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lake-ainslie-e-ns036007-1891/.