Chester E., Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Chester E. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 850. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.679°N, 64.309°W.
Population
In 1911, Chester E. had a population of 850: 425 male and 425 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 850 |
| 1921 | 870 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Chester E. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 850 total population, 425 females in the population, 425 males in the population, 252 single (never-married) males, 238 single (never-married) females, 194 families, 159 married females, 155 married males, 28 widowed females, 18 widowed males. 578 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 393 persons of German origin, 329 persons of British origin (English), 71 persons of British origin (Irish), 36 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 518 Anglicans (Church of England), 162 Baptists, 59 Lutherans, 48 Roman Catholics, 45 Methodists, 2 Presbyterians, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 177 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015007— 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 E., Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chester-e-ns049008-1911/.