Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia

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Chester
—  Municipal district  —
Location of Chester Municipal District
Coordinates: 44°39′N 64°18′W / 44.65°N 64.3°W / 44.65; -64.3
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
County Lunenburg
Founded 1759
Incorporated April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts    
Federal
South Shore—St. Margaret's
Provincial Chester-St. Margaret's / Lunenburg
Government
 - Type Chester Municipal Council
 - Municipal Seat Chester
 - Warden Allen Webber
Area [1]
 - Land 1,120.75 km2 (432.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
 - Total 10,741
 - Density 9.6/km2 (24.9/sq mi)
 - Change 2001-06 ▼0.4%
 - Census Ranking 352 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 - Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 902 - 275
Dwellings 6,161
Median Income* $42,776 CDN
Website www.district.chester.ns.ca
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)
This article is about the municipal district. For the village, see Chester, Nova Scotia (community).

The Municipality of the District of Chester is a municipal district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

Occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, the district's administrative seat is the village of Chester.

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[edit] Demographics

Population trend[3]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 10,741 ▼0.4%
2001 10,781 ▲1.7%
1996 10,602 ▼1.5%
1991 10,762 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 10,145 95.40%
Other languages 365 3.43%
French only 110 1.03%
Both English and French 15 0.14%

[edit] Communities

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia
  2. ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

[edit] External links


Kings County West Hants Municipal District
Lunenburg Municipal District North Halifax Regional Municipality
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Coordinates: 44°39′N 64°18′W / 44.65°N 64.3°W / 44.65; -64.3

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