Westchester, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Westchester was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.591°N, 63.730°W.
Population
In 1921, Westchester had a population of 934: 500 male and 434 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,086 |
| 1881 | 1,061 |
| 1891 | 971 |
| 1911 | 865 |
| 1921 | 934 |
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, Westchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 934 total population, 500 males in the population, 488 males born in Canada, 434 females in the population, 428 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 531 persons of British origin (English), 208 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 169 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 534 Baptists, 233 Presbyterians, 124 Methodists, 35 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Roman Catholics, 2 Adventists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008028— 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). "Westchester, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westchester-ns008028-1921/.