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: 297 male and 231 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Westchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 865 total population, 297 males in the population, 231 females in the population, 198 single (never-married) males, 131 single (never-married) females, 108 families, 92 married males, 86 married females, 14 widowed females, 7 widowed males. 852 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 554 persons of British origin (English), 167 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 97 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of French origin, 8 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 436 Baptists, 201 Presbyterians, 130 Methodists, 38 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 Salvation Army adherents, 17 Roman Catholics, 16 Adventists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 104 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.