Westchester, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Westchester was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,061. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.591°N, 63.730°W.
Population
In 1881, Westchester had a population of 1,061: 542 male and 519 female residents. Population density was 9.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,086 |
| 1881 | 1,061 |
| 1891 | 971 |
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 Westchester, 1871 (88.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Westchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 209 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 519 |
| Number of males | 542 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 170 |
| Number of married persons | 337 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP TOT | 1,061 |
| Total population | 1,061 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 365 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 692 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 197 |
| Number of occupied houses | 197 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,672 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of wheat | 118 |
| BAR BU | 323 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,655 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,676 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,017 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,303 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,474 |
| BWT BU | 7,655 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 1,672 |
| HAY TONS | 1,895 |
| OAT BU | 4,676 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 179 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 21,017 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,895 |
| WHT AC | 118 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,303 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 327 |
| C UNMD M | 365 |
| C UNMD TOT | 692 |
| D OCC | 197 |
| FEMALE | 519 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 197 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 542 |
| MD F | 167 |
| MD M | 170 |
| MD TOT | 337 |
| NUMBER CD | 22 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 334 |
| TUR BU | 2,474 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS022006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030017— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westchester-ns022006-1881/.