Lake Ainslie W-O, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Lake Ainslie W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 391. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1901, Lake Ainslie W-O had a population of 391: 181 male and 210 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Lake Ainslie W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 391 total population, 210 females, 181 males, 139 single females, 125 single males, 63 families, 54 married males, 52 married females, 19 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 63 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035008— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lake-ainslie-w-o-ns035008-1901/.