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 density was 8.4 people per square mile.
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.
- Margaree S. W.-O.
- Middle River
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Strath Lorne
- Whycocomagh
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 7.10 |
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 389 |
| Number of males | 383 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 173 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 389 |
| POP M | 383 |
| POP TOT | 772 |
| Total population | 772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 568 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 772 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 108 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 108 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 20 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 86 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,928 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,576 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,037 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,284 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,982 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,558 |
| Acres of oats | 530 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 37 |
| BAR BU | 355 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,446 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,793 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 194 |
| BWT BU | 262 |
| HAY AC | 1,284 |
| HAY TONS | 1,532 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 198 |
| Number of chickens | 1,282 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 105 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 271 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 143 |
| Number of milk cows | 449 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 108 |
| Number of other cattle | 570 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 1,500 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 451 |
| Number of swine | 254 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 530 |
| OAT BU | 5,446 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 9,793 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,710 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,734 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,163 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,532 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 49 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 40 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,163 |
| CATTLE KS | 198 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,710 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 277 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 568 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 24 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 7.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,734 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 271 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,282 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 143 |
| HOUSES | 108 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 86 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 108 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 87 |
| MD MALE | 86 |
| MD TOT | 173 |
| MILK COWS | 449 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 105 |
| OC TOT | 108 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 570 |
| OTHERS | 772 |
| SHEEP | 1,500 |
| SHEEP KS | 451 |
| SUP AM | 3,982 |
| SUP FOR | 11,576 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 1,928 |
| SUP SC | 2,037 |
| SUP TOT | 15,558 |
| SWINE | 254 |
| SWINE KS | 134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 108 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 194 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
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/.