Lake Ainslie W-O, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Lake Ainslie W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 397. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1871, Lake Ainslie W-O had a population of 397: 176 male and 221 female residents. Population density was 6.8 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lake Ainslie W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 63 |
| Number of females | 221 |
| Number of males | 176 |
| Number of married females | 56 |
| Number of married males | 55 |
| Number of married persons | 111 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 397 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 150 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 120 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 270 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 63 |
| Number of occupied houses | 63 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 641 |
| BWT BU | 205 |
| HAY AC | 552 |
| HAY TONS | 454 |
| OAT BU | 6,545 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 4,300 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,960 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 12,960 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 203 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 63 |
| FEMALE | 221 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 63 |
| INHABITED | 63 |
| MALE | 176 |
| MARRIED F | 56 |
| MARRIED M | 55 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 111 |
| POPULATION | 397 |
| SINGLE F | 150 |
| SINGLE M | 120 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 270 |
| TUR BU | 49 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lake-ainslie-w-o-ns203008-1871/.