Chester - Municipal district, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 10,599
Population in 2006: 10,741
Population in 2001: 10,781
2006 to 2011 population change
This district:  -1.3%
Nova Scotia:  0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
This district:  -0.4%
Nova Scotia:  0.6%

Total private dwellings: 6,169
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 4,761
Land area (km2): 1122.22

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

9.4
Nearby towns and cities:

17.4
Chester population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This district:

20,051 CAD
Province:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
This district:

20,406 CAD
Nova Scotia:

22,815 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Here:

11.8%
Province:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this district

Earnings and income details for Chester

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This district:

58.3%
Province:

62.9%
Employment rate
This district:

53.3%
Province:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
This district:

8.5%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%

Labour force activity in this district

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Chester

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Notable people related to Chester

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 130
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 65
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 60
Here:

1.1%
Province:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 155
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 85
This district:

1.6%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 70
This district:

1.3%
Province:

2.7%

Chester Minority Population Characteristics

This district citizenship and immigration Details

Federal Corporations In This District

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This district:

49.9
Province:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This district:

87.6%
Province:

85.0%
Age characteristics of Chester

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 5,980
Here:

64.4%
Nova Scotia:

57.8%
Male: 2,990
Here:

65.4%
Province:

60.4%
Female: 2,995
This district:

63.6%
Nova Scotia:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 3,310
This district:

35.6%
Nova Scotia:

42.2%
Male: 1,590
Here:

34.8%
Nova Scotia:

39.6%
Female: 1,720
This district:

36.5%
Province:

44.5%

This district - Marital Status

This district marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Chester

Households types in Chester

Average family income in this district in 2005

This district families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this district

First official language spoken in Chester

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Chester

Mobility status in 2006

This district - Place of residence in 2005

Chester - Place of residence in 2001

This district mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this district

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this district

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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