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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Westchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 971 total population, 517 males, 454 females, 299 married persons, 173 families, 150 married males, 149 married females, 40 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 632 single persons under 18, 351 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 971 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 houses, 170 houses built of wood, 170 occupied houses, 167 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,797 acres of land in farms, 28,225 pounds of homemade butter, 26,469 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,415 bushels of potatoes, 7,328 acres of improved land in farms, 5,257 bushels of oats, 4,274 bushels of buckwheat, 3,724 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,547 acres of farmland under crops, 3,329 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,532 acres of hay crops, 2,113 tons of hay, 1,783 chickens, 1,198 bushels of turnips, 887 sheep, 603 sheep slaughtered or sold, 508 bushels of spring wheat, 473 other cattle, 456 bushels of barley, 378 milk cows, 345 acres of oats, 200 horses aged over 3 years, 189 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 179 cattle killed or sold, 177 occupants of farms, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 132 swine slaughtered or sold, 106 geese, 101 acres of potatoes, 78 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 76 oxen, 57 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 acres of wheat, 48 bushels of beans, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 swine, 37 turkeys, 36 bushels of peas, 34 ducks, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 acres of barley, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of rye, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030017— 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 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/.