Lake Ainslie E., Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lake Ainslie E. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 517. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.105°N, 61.092°W.
Population
In 1911, Lake Ainslie E. had a population of 517: 264 male and 253 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lake Ainslie E. shared boundaries with:
- Lake Ainslie W-O
- Little Narrows N.
- Middle River
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Pleasant Bay
- West Bay
- Whycocomagh S.
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 517 total population, 264 males in the population, 253 females in the population, 188 single (never-married) males, 158 single (never-married) females, 100 families, 69 married males, 68 married females, 27 widowed females, 7 widowed males. 621 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 511 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 428 Presbyterians, 86 Roman Catholics, 3 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 100 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047007— 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 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). "Lake Ainslie E., Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lake-ainslie-e-ns047007-1911/.