Amherst Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Amherst Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 456. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4746024. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 64.042°W.
Population
In 1911, Amherst Head had a population of 456: 235 male and 221 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Amherst Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 456 total population, 235 males in the population, 221 females in the population, 138 single (never-married) males, 125 single (never-married) females, 95 families, 84 married females, 84 married males, 12 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 divorced males, 1 males with marital status not given. 612 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 342 persons of British origin (English), 99 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 321 Methodists, 88 Presbyterians, 39 Baptists, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 93 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/amherst-head-ns042002-1911/.