Amherst, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891–1921)
Amherst, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in 4 censuses between 1891 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q470594, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population grew substantially across the period (from 3,781 in 1891 to 9,998 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Amherst in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,781 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 4,964 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 8,973 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 9,998 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Henry Rogers | 1821–1894 | died here |
| Thomas Reuben Black | 1832–1905 | died here |
| James Robert Inch | 1835–1912 | died here |
| John William Cove | 1838–1901 | died here |
| H. G. C. Ketchum | 1839–1896 | died here |
| Nelson Admiral Rhodes | 1845–1909 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008030— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q470594
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.