Amherst, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q470594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.812°N, 64.173°W.
Population
In 1871, Amherst had a population of 3,606: 1,850 male and 1,756 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,606 |
| 1881 | 4,457 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,606 total population, 1,850 males, 1,756 females, 1,129 married persons, 655 families, 566 married females, 563 married males, 141 widowed persons, 85 widowed females, 56 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,336 single persons under 18, 1,231 single males under 18, 1,105 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 614 occupied houses, 604 inhabited houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 10 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 64,250 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS198001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS022001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/amherst-ns198001-1871/.