Lake Ainslie W-O, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lake Ainslie W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1911, Lake Ainslie W-O had a population of 296: 145 male and 151 female residents. Population density was 5.1 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lake Ainslie W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 391 |
| POP F | 151 |
| POP M | 145 |
| POP TOT | 296 |
Other recorded variables (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENGLISH | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 290 |
| DWELLINGS | 51 |
| F MARRIED | 34 |
| F SINGLE | 102 |
| F WIDOWED | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 51 |
| M MARRIED | 35 |
| M SINGLE | 103 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 64 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 232 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013008_1871— 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 W-O, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lake-ainslie-w-o-ns047008-1911/.