Chester Basin, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Chester Basin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 547. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5093465. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.679°N, 64.309°W.
Population
In 1921, Chester Basin had a population of 547: 268 male and 279 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 578 |
| 1911 | 624 |
| 1921 | 547 |
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, Chester Basin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 547 total population, 279 females in the population, 275 females born in Canada, 268 males in the population, 265 males born in Canada, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 240 persons of British origin (English), 211 persons of German origin, 49 persons of French origin, 26 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 366 Baptists, 150 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 Roman Catholics, 3 Presbyterians, 1 Methodists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5093465
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Basin,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Chester Basin, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chester-basin-ns015006-1921/.