The Municipality of the District of Chester is a Nova Scotia district municipality occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, Canada. Government in the province has only two tiers: provincial and municipal. The province is divided into 50 municipalities. The district boundary was originally drawn for court sessional purposes, before the existence of elected local government. In 1879 it became a district municipality, to provide local government to the residents who live outside incorporated towns. under the authority of the Municipal Government Act of 1998. The Municipality of the District of Chester is also a census division for Statistics Canada.
Districts
The county is divided into seven districts, for the purpose of electing councillors. The communities mentioned below have no separate legal status and are not incorporated towns.
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Municipality of the District of Chester had a population of 10,310 living in 4,769 of its 6,492 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 10,599. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
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%
Parks, playgrounds and open spaces
The municipality operates of trail on the former railway from Martins River to Hubbards. The trails are open to walkers, off-road vehicles, cyclists and horseback riders. Parks and outdoor areas include Anvil Park in Chester Basin, East River Property, Village of Chester Gazebo, Wild Rose Park in Western Shore and the Green Gym Park in Chester Basin. The Municipality of the District of Chester also has two playgrounds; Croft Road Playground located in Chester Basin and Gold River Playground located at the former Gold River Elementary School. Within the Village of Chester there is a skate park that was opened in 2009 after five years of planning and fundraising.
Schools
The Municipality of the District of Chester has two schools that are also used for community use and open to the public. These schools are Forest Heights Community School which is located in Chester Grant and Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School which is located in Mill Cove. These schools were developed as Community School from the beginning starting in 1992 for FHCS and 2000 for ACES. Other schools located in the municipality include Chester Area Middle School, Chester District Elementary School and New Ross Consolidated School.
