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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5093465. 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 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 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 578 total population, 292 males, 286 females, 190 single males, 171 single females, 109 families, 101 married females, 98 married males, 14 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 106 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Sedgewick | 1848–1906 | died here |
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: Q5093465
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Basin,_Nova_Scotia
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/.