Census boundary evidence
Amherst — 1881 census geography (NS)
This page identifies a census boundary representation. Source-table records below retain their own reporting-unit identity and geographic qualifications.
- Map snapshot identifier
- NS022001_1881
- Source boundary identifier
- NS022001
- Census vintage
- 1881
- Source label
- Amherst
- Province code
- NS
- District label
- Cumberland
- Level
- csd
- Representation class
- E93_Presence
Census continuity group: Amherst
TCP UID: NS022001
Census source records
Each link states the assessment that connected the source row to this map. Name candidates remain candidates; no source statistic is silently assigned to the map.
- Amherst — 1881 · 1881_V1T1, row 356 source_identifier_and_context_agree
- Amherst — 1881 · 1881_V3T24, row 356 source_identifier_and_context_agree
Boundary intersections across censuses
These are computed polygon intersections in the equal-area CRS ESRI:102001. Fractions describe the area of the earlier and later polygons, respectively. They do not establish historical succession, and population has not been apportioned by area. All positive intersections are retained, including very small contributions.
| Other census representation | Years (earlier → later) | Overlap (m²) | Fraction of earlier area | Fraction of later area | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst · 1871 | 1871 → 1881 | 281522940.16552347 | 0.9999999999999991 | 0.9999999999999991 | APPROXIMATELY_EQUAL_EXTENTHistorical succession verified: False |
| Amherst, Town—Ville · 1891 | 1881 → 1891 | 12039366.724377748 | 0.042765135648622825 | 0.9999999999999997 | LATER_WITHIN_EARLIERHistorical succession verified: False |
| Amherst · 1891 | 1881 → 1891 | 269483573.44114566 | 0.9572348643513761 | 0.9999999999999984 | PARTIAL_OVERLAPHistorical succession verified: False |
Continuity assessments
- Amherst (1871) → Amherst (1881): supported_spatial_name_continuity
- Amherst (1881) → Amherst (1891): supported_continuity_with_area_separation
Area separations
| Earlier area | Continuing area | Separate area | Retained fraction | Separated fraction | Comparison status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst · 1881 | Amherst · 1891 | Amherst, Town—Ville | 0.957234864351376 | 0.0427651356486228 | approximately_common_geography_subject_to_variable_and_source_review |
People and biographical connections
These published connections come from the separate LINCS / Dictionary of Canadian Biography layer. A life event or overlapping lifespan does not establish residence at a census date. The association remains attached to this published page; it is not assigned to every revised census group.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Tupper | 1821–1915 | born here |
| James Robert Inch | 1835–1912 | died here |
| William Thomas Pipes | 1850–1909 | born here |
| Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper | 1855–1927 | born here |
| Charles James Townshend Stewart | 1874–1918 | born here |
Individual records from the 1881 census
The individual census transcription is a separate dataset. Existing person citation anchors and the published geographic grouping are preserved. These records are not population totals derived from the rebuilt aggregate tables.