Lake Ainslie W-O, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Lake Ainslie W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 254. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1921, Lake Ainslie W-O had a population of 254: 123 male and 131 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Lake Ainslie W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 254 total population, 131 females in the population, 128 females born in Canada, 123 males born in Canada, 123 males in the population, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 251 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 205 Roman Catholics, 49 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013008— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lake-ainslie-w-o-ns013008-1921/.