Chester Basin, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Chester Basin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 578. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.679°N, 64.309°W.
Population
In 1901, Chester Basin had a population of 578: 292 male and 286 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
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).
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 Chester, 1891 (47.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Chester Basin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 109 |
| Number of females | 286 |
| Number of males | 292 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of single females | 171 |
| Number of single males | 190 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| POP F | 286 |
| POP M | 292 |
| POP TOT | 578 |
| Total population | 578 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 106 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 109 |
| HOUSES | 106 |
| MARRIED F | 101 |
| MARRIED M | 98 |
| SINGLE F | 171 |
| SINGLE M | 190 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015006— 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). "Chester Basin, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chester-basin-ns037009-1901/.