Amherst, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,548. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q470594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.811°N, 64.171°W.
Population
In 1891, Amherst had a population of 2,548: 1,387 male and 1,161 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 5, 1901 (17.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 7, 1901 (48.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 4, 1901 (34.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,548 total population, 1,387 males, 1,161 females, 814 married persons, 484 families, 408 married males, 406 married females, 112 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,622 single persons under 18, 938 single males under 18, 684 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,547 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 472 occupied houses, 464 houses, 463 houses built of wood, 431 houses of 1 story, 234 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 76 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 56 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 41 uninhabited houses, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses under construction, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 101,692 pounds of homemade butter, 79,835 bushels of potatoes, 53,017 acres of land in farms, 28,237 bushels of turnips, 26,996 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 26,021 acres of improved land in farms, 21,878 bushels of oats, 15,265 acres of farmland under crops, 14,607 tons of hay, 10,622 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,276 acres of hay crops, 6,968 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,707 chickens, 5,094 bushels of buckwheat, 4,572 bushels of barley, 2,959 sheep, 2,294 other cattle, 1,657 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,514 bushels of spring wheat, 1,402 geese, 1,312 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,272 cattle killed or sold, 1,210 milk cows, 1,017 acres of oats, 920 turkeys, 768 horses aged over 3 years, 747 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 564 swine slaughtered or sold, 544 swine, 473 acres of potatoes, 432 occupants of farms, 396 farm occupants who own their land, 238 acres of barley, 235 horses aged 3 years and under, 193 ducks, 134 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 129 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 118 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 110 oxen, 104 acres of turnips, 89 acres of wheat, 76 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 63 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 46 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 40, 33 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 bushels of peas, 23 bushels of beans, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of rye, 3 employees on farms, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - 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 1891 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, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/amherst-ns030002-1891/.