Chester W.-O., Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Chester W.-O. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 873. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.583°N, 64.385°W.
Population
In 1921, Chester W.-O. had a population of 873: 418 male and 455 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 978 |
| 1911 | 1,096 |
| 1921 | 873 |
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 W.-O. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 455 |
| POP M | 418 |
| POP TOT | 873 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 396 |
| BAPTISTS | 422 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 4 |
| BRIT ENG | 324 |
| BRIT IRISH | 57 |
| BRIT OTHER | 81 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 58 |
| CAN BORN F | 441 |
| CAN BORN M | 408 |
| EUR DUTCH | 41 |
| EUR FRENCH | 84 |
| EUR GERMAN | 199 |
| EUR HEBREW | 14 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 18 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015008— 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 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 W.-O., Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chester-w-o-ns015008-1921/.