Census Profile, 2016 Census
Chester, Municipal district [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Chester, MD
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision] 		Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 10,175 5,030 5,145 908,340 440,730 467,610
North American Aboriginal origins 555 255 300 74,040 34,920 39,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 390 165 225 48,640 22,805 25,835
Inuit 20 10 10 1,840 830 1,010
Métis 175 90 85 26,025 12,435 13,585
Other North American origins 4,830 2,365 2,465 410,825 197,970 212,855
Acadian 75 45 35 23,700 11,050 12,650
American 90 35 60 7,515 3,730 3,785
Canadian 4,695 2,290 2,400 387,360 186,955 200,405
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 35 15 20
Newfoundlander 40 15 25 1,750 835 910
Nova Scotian 10 0 10 1,295 625 665
Ontarian 10 0 0 95 65 35
Québécois 30 10 20 380 190 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 20 0 15
European origins 6,975 3,435 3,535 621,525 299,755 321,760
British Isles origins 4,845 2,370 2,475 513,725 246,085 267,645
Channel Islander 0 0 0 90 25 60
Cornish 0 0 0 105 45 65
English 2,840 1,335 1,505 262,375 124,610 137,765
Irish 1,560 800 765 195,865 91,260 104,605
Manx 0 0 0 145 70 70
Scottish 1,975 1,040 930 272,880 129,640 143,240
Welsh 165 90 75 17,135 8,105 9,030
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 155 75 75 18,975 8,955 10,020
French origins 1,440 665 775 149,665 70,095 79,570
Alsatian 10 10 0 25 20 10
Breton 0 0 0 15 10 10
Corsican 0 0 0 20 20 0
French 1,435 660 775 149,625 70,065 79,565
Western European origins (except French origins) 3,090 1,535 1,555 125,110 59,420 65,690
Austrian 25 10 20 1,775 880 895
Bavarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Belgian 30 0 30 2,615 1,320 1,305
Dutch 560 255 305 32,045 14,640 17,410
Flemish 0 10 0 160 80 80
Frisian 0 0 0 50 20 30
German 2,790 1,405 1,385 97,555 46,450 51,100
Luxembourger 0 0 0 30 20 10
Swiss 40 20 20 2,705 1,335 1,375
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 140 75 60
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 190 105 85 14,985 7,075 7,910
Danish 60 40 20 3,700 1,695 2,005
Finnish 10 10 0 1,140 505 630
Icelandic 0 0 0 660 295 370
Norwegian 75 45 35 5,170 2,535 2,635
Swedish 25 10 10 3,565 1,575 1,990
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 40 20 20 1,365 750 620
Eastern European origins 235 85 150 29,685 14,315 15,370
Bulgarian 0 0 0 280 130 145
Byelorussian 0 0 0 195 85 105
Czech 0 0 0 1,165 620 545
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 0 0 0 420 175 245
Estonian 0 0 0 345 185 165
Hungarian 35 15 20 2,700 1,320 1,380
Latvian 0 0 0 380 160 220
Lithuanian 0 0 10 1,150 510 635
Moldovan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Polish 100 45 60 11,575 5,525 6,050
Romanian 0 0 0 1,190 540 650
Russian 40 10 30 4,775 2,210 2,570
Slovak 0 0 0 610 320 290
Ukrainian 70 30 45 9,115 4,475 4,640
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 0 0 10 310 150 160
Southern European origins 260 140 120 28,680 13,790 14,890
Albanian 0 0 0 285 140 145
Bosnian 0 0 0 155 75 75
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 680 325 360
Cypriot 0 0 0 40 30 15
Greek 45 35 10 3,360 1,705 1,650
Italian 105 40 55 15,620 7,605 8,015
Kosovar 0 0 0 255 115 145
Macedonian 0 0 0 165 90 80
Maltese 0 0 0 440 215 220
Montenegrin 0 0 0 20 10 10
Portuguese 25 20 10 3,580 1,700 1,880
Serbian 0 0 0 255 120 135
Sicilian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Slovenian 0 0 0 150 70 85
Spanish 90 35 55 4,300 1,875 2,425
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 0 0 0 400 205 200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 85 50 40
Other European origins 85 55 30 5,465 2,845 2,625
Basque 20 10 15 160 75 85
Jewish 40 30 0 2,040 1,040 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 135 110 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 25 25 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 20 15 10 3,145 1,610 1,535
Caribbean origins 20 10 10 5,220 2,580 2,640
Antiguan 0 0 0 100 50 55
Bahamian 0 0 0 230 105 115
Barbadian 0 0 0 575 300 275
Bermudan 0 0 0 185 90 100
Carib 0 0 0 45 30 10
Cuban 0 0 0 340 145 195
Dominican 0 0 0 150 85 65
Grenadian 0 0 0 35 20 20
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 0 0 0 115 50 65
Jamaican 10 0 0 2,075 1,050 1,025
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 45 15 30
Martinican 0 0 0 10 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 115 40 75
St. Lucian 0 0 0 65 20 50
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 0 0 0 325 170 155
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 35 20 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 10 10 0 785 420 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 0 0 0 330 155 180
Latin, Central and South American origins 20 15 0 3,055 1,525 1,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 0 0 0 185 90 100
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 0 0 0 65 40 25
Belizean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Bolivian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Brazilian 0 0 0 280 140 135
Chilean 0 0 0 130 80 45
Colombian 0 0 0 430 210 225
Costa Rican 0 0 0 35 10 25
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 50 20 30
Guatemalan 0 0 0 90 65 35
Guyanese 0 0 0 350 160 195
Hispanic 0 0 0 60 35 25
Honduran 0 0 0 50 35 20
Maya 0 0 0 70 35 30
Mexican 20 20 0 810 415 395
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 45 20 25
Panamanian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0 180 85 95
Salvadorean 0 0 0 110 75 35
Uruguayan 0 0 0 15 0 20
Venezuelan 0 0 0 80 50 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 0 0 10 185 80 105
African origins 15 0 10 17,655 8,560 9,095
Central and West African origins 0 0 0 1,335 700 635
Akan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Angolan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 20 10 10
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cameroonian 0 0 0 70 35 35
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 0 0 0 180 95 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ghanaian 0 0 0 185 105 85
Guinean 0 0 0 30 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 90 50 40
Ivorian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Malian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 15 10 10
Nigerian 0 0 0 445 240 210
Peulh 0 0 0 0 10 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 80 45 35
Togolese 0 0 0 70 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 0 0 0 120 65 50
North African origins 0 0 0 2,030 1,045 980
Algerian 0 0 0 85 45 40
Berber 0 0 0 70 50 20
Coptic 0 0 0 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 10 10 0 1,295 695 600
Libyan 0 0 0 215 105 110
Maure 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moroccan 0 0 0 130 60 70
Sudanese 0 0 0 130 50 80
Tunisian 0 0 0 65 25 35
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 90 40 50
Southern and East African origins 0 0 10 1,865 920 945
Afrikaner 0 0 0 25 10 20
Amhara 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 10 10 0
Burundian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 160 85 75
Ethiopian 0 0 0 280 120 155
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 160 85 75
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 0 15
Mauritian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 25 15 15
Rwandan 0 0 0 105 55 50
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 180 75 100
South African 10 0 10 520 255 265
Tanzanian 0 0 0 60 45 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 0 0 0 60 25 40
Zambian 0 0 0 80 35 50
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 100 55 45
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 0 0 0 170 100 75
Other African origins 10 0 10 12,620 5,990 6,635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 0 0 0 2,255 1,060 1,195
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10 0 0 10,460 4,965 5,495
Asian origins 225 110 115 42,500 21,445 21,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 120 60 60 17,205 8,915 8,295
Afghan 0 0 0 230 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 0 0 0 1,600 835 770
Armenian 0 0 0 265 160 110
Assyrian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Georgian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 0 0 0 1,405 785 620
Iraqi 0 0 0 595 270 325
Israeli 0 0 0 245 120 120
Jordanian 0 0 0 260 150 115
Kazakh 0 0 0 45 30 20
Kurd 0 0 0 230 120 115
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 245 115 130
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 100 55 50 7,445 3,815 3,630
Palestinian 0 0 0 990 535 455
Pashtun 0 0 0 30 15 10
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 725 470 255
Syrian 15 10 10 2,190 1,090 1,100
Tajik 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tatar 0 0 0 40 15 25
Turk 0 0 0 690 320 370
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 90 60 30
Yemeni 0 0 0 205 105 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 0 0 0 780 410 370
South Asian origins 50 30 20 8,495 4,690 3,805
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 240 135 110
Bengali 0 0 0 65 40 20
Bhutanese 0 0 0 225 100 125
East Indian 50 30 25 6,255 3,460 2,795
Goan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 10 0
Nepali 0 0 0 430 220 210
Pakistani 0 0 0 665 405 260
Punjabi 0 0 0 230 110 115
Sinhalese 0 0 0 40 10 30
Sri Lankan 0 0 0 340 150 190
Tamil 0 0 0 60 30 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 470 290 175
East and Southeast Asian origins 60 25 30 16,715 7,850 8,870
Burmese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0 55 15 40
Chinese 30 15 15 9,695 4,720 4,980
Filipino 15 0 15 3,580 1,585 1,995
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0 140 65 75
Japanese 0 0 0 905 385 515
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 1,590 700 895
Laotian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Malaysian 0 0 0 80 30 45
Mongolian 0 0 0 55 30 30
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0 240 100 140
Thai 0 0 0 245 85 155
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vietnamese 10 10 0 760 355 410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 75 45 25
Other Asian origins 0 0 0 410 190 215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 0 0 0 410 190 215
Oceania origins 10 10 10 895 450 445
Australian 0 0 0 490 255 235
New Zealander 0 0 0 290 155 130
Pacific Islands origins 10 10 0 125 55 70
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hawaiian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Maori 0 0 0 40 20 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 20 15 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 30 0 20

Data quality: Chester, Municipal district [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.2%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.6%

Data quality: Nova Scotia [Province]

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Chester, MD [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 6, 2024).

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