Westchester, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Westchester was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 971. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.591°N, 63.730°W.
Population
In 1891, Westchester had a population of 971: 517 male and 454 female residents. Population density was 8.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Westchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 173 |
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 454 |
| Number of males | 517 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 299 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 454 |
| POP M | 517 |
| POP TOT | 971 |
| Total population | 971 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 632 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 971 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 170 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 170 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 167 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,724 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,469 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,547 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,532 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,328 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,797 |
| Acres of oats | 345 |
| Acres of potatoes | 101 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 48 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 456 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 456 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,274 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,257 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,415 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,198 |
| BWT BU | 4,274 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,532 |
| HAY TONS | 2,113 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 179 |
| Number of chickens | 1,783 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 106 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 31 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 200 |
| Number of milk cows | 378 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 177 |
| Number of other cattle | 473 |
| Number of oxen | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 887 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 603 |
| Number of swine | 41 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 132 |
| Number of turkeys | 37 |
| OAT AC | 345 |
| OAT BU | 5,257 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 101 |
| POT BU | 11,415 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 78 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 189 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,329 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,225 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,113 |
| WHT AC | 48 |
| WHT SP BU | 508 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 179 |
| CHEESE LB | 78 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 281 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 351 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 632 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 189 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 31 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,329 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 106 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,783 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 200 |
| HOUSES | 170 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 167 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 170 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 149 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 299 |
| MILK COWS | 378 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 177 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 473 |
| OTHERS | 971 |
| SHEEP | 887 |
| SHEEP KS | 603 |
| SUP AM | 7,328 |
| SUP FOR | 26,469 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 3,724 |
| SUP SC | 3,547 |
| SUP TOT | 33,797 |
| SWINE | 41 |
| SWINE KS | 132 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 1,198 |
| TURKEY | 37 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030017— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westchester-ns030017-1891/.