Amherst Head, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Amherst Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 584. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4746024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 64.042°W.
Population
In 1921, Amherst Head had a population of 584: 299 male and 285 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 456 |
| 1921 | 584 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Amherst Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 584 total population, 299 males in the population, 291 males born in Canada, 285 females in the population, 278 females born in Canada, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 412 persons of British origin (English), 115 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 42 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 355 Methodists, 154 Presbyterians, 49 Baptists, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Roman Catholics, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4746024
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherst_Head
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Amherst Head, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/amherst-head-ns008002-1921/.