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 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).
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,061 total population, 542 males, 519 females, 337 married persons, 209 families, 170 married males, 167 married females, 32 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 692 single persons under 18, 365 single males under 18, 327 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 197 inhabited houses, 197 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,017 bushels of potatoes, 7,655 bushels of buckwheat, 4,676 bushels of oats, 2,474 bushels of turnips, 1,895 tons of hay, 1,672 acres of hay crops, 1,303 bushels of spring wheat, 334 bushels of other root crops, 323 bushels of barley, 179 bushels of peas and beans, 132 acres of potatoes, 118 acres of wheat, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 bushels of rye, 10 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,061 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS022006— 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 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/.