Chester Basin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Chester Basin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.679°N, 64.309°W.
Population
In 1911, Chester Basin had a population of 624: 327 male and 297 female residents. Population density was 5.1 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 Chesley Corner, 1901 (72.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Germany W.-O. (Chesley Corner pt.), 1921 (56.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Germany E. (Chesley Corner pt.), 1921 (43.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Chester Basin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,652 |
| POP F | 297 |
| POP M | 327 |
| POP TOT | 624 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 137 |
| BAPTISTS | 440 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 98 |
| BRIT IRISH | 49 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 26 |
| DWELLINGS | 105 |
| F MARRIED | 106 |
| F SINGLE | 172 |
| F WIDOWED | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 115 |
| FRENCH | 52 |
| GERMAN | 393 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 107 |
| M SINGLE | 211 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 33 |
| RUSSIAN | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049007— 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 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). "Chester Basin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chester-basin-ns049007-1911/.