Chester W.-O., Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Chester W.-O. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,096. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.582°N, 64.384°W.
Population
In 1911, Chester W.-O. had a population of 1,096: 528 male and 568 female residents. Population density was 14.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Chester W.-O. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 832 |
| POP F | 568 |
| POP M | 528 |
| POP TOT | 1,096 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 570 |
| BAPTISTS | 439 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 210 |
| BRIT IRISH | 71 |
| BRIT OTHER | 43 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 138 |
| DWELLINGS | 206 |
| F MARRIED | 189 |
| F SINGLE | 347 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 220 |
| FRENCH | 86 |
| GERMAN | 542 |
| LUTHERANS | 12 |
| M MARRIED | 195 |
| M SINGLE | 323 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 44 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 25 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049009— 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 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 W.-O., Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chester-w-o-ns049009-1911/.