Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Amherst Shore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,315. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4746041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.893°N, 63.969°W.
Population
In 1881, Amherst Shore had a population of 2,315: 1,204 male and 1,111 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,315 |
| 1891 | 2,692 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Amherst Shore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,315 total population, 1,204 males, 1,111 females, 733 married persons, 389 families, 369 married males, 364 married females, 55 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,527 single persons under 18, 820 single males under 18, 707 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 369 inhabited houses, 369 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 105,290 bushels of potatoes, 25,061 bushels of oats, 20,276 bushels of buckwheat, 13,131 bushels of spring wheat, 13,121 bushels of turnips, 7,017 tons of hay, 5,311 acres of hay crops, 2,344 bushels of barley, 1,028 bushels of other root crops, 840 acres of wheat, 831 acres of potatoes, 266 bushels of peas and beans, 245 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 bushels of rye, 21 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,314 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS022002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4746041
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 Shore, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/amherst-shore-ns022002-1881/.