Lake Ainslie W-O, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lake Ainslie W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1881, Lake Ainslie W-O had a population of 430: 195 male and 235 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 397 |
| 1881 | 430 |
| 1891 | 417 |
| 1901 | 391 |
| 1911 | 296 |
| 1921 | 254 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 430 total population, 235 females, 195 males, 103 married persons, 62 families, 51 married females, 51 married males, 17 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 310 single persons under 18, 171 single females under 18, 139 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 62 inhabited houses, 62 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,138 bushels of oats, 5,334 bushels of potatoes, 835 tons of hay, 812 acres of hay crops, 505 bushels of buckwheat, 474 bushels of barley, 367 bushels of turnips, 325 bushels of spring wheat, 78 acres of potatoes, 30 acres of wheat, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 74 fathoms of fishing nets, 4 barrels of gaspareaux, 4 quintals of cod, 1 barrels of mackerel. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 430 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:
NS004009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013008— 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 W-O, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lake-ainslie-w-o-ns004009-1881/.