Major settlements include Bridgewater, Lunenburg, and Mahone Bay.

Named in honour of the British king who was also the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, it was established in 1759, when the Nova Scotia peninsula was divided into five counties.

That statute provided authority for the appointment of a Custos Rotulorum and for the establishment of a general sessions of the peace for the District of Chester, with the same powers as if it were a separate county.

Today the county has no legal status, although its borders are coincident with the five municipalities contained within it: The above municipalities comprise the entire territory of the county.

Mother tongue language (2011)[8] Ethnic Groups (2006)[9] Religious make-up (2001)[10]