Westchester, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Westchester was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 865. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.591°N, 63.730°W.
Population
In 1911, Westchester had a population of 865. Population density was 7.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Westchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 852 |
| POP F | 231 |
| POP M | 297 |
| POP TOT | 865 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 16 |
| ANGLICANS | 38 |
| BAPTISTS | 436 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 554 |
| BRIT IRISH | 97 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 167 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 104 |
| F MARRIED | 86 |
| F SINGLE | 131 |
| F WIDOWED | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FRENCH | 28 |
| GERMAN | 8 |
| M MARRIED | 92 |
| M SINGLE | 198 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 130 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 201 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 17 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 23 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042028— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westchester-ns042028-1911/.