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 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 density was 11.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,054 |
| 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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 389 |
| Number of families | 389 |
| Number of females | 1,111 |
| Number of males | 1,204 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 369 |
| Number of married persons | 733 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 2,315 |
| Total population | 2,315 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 707 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 820 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,527 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 369 |
| Number of occupied houses | 369 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,311 |
| Acres of potatoes | 831 |
| Acres of wheat | 840 |
| BAR BU | 2,344 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,344 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20,276 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,061 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,028 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 105,290 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,131 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,121 |
| BWT BU | 20,276 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 5,311 |
| HAY TONS | 7,017 |
| OAT BU | 25,061 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 266 |
| POT AC | 831 |
| POT BU | 105,290 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,017 |
| WHT AC | 840 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,131 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 707 |
| C UNMD M | 820 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,527 |
| D OCC | 369 |
| FEMALE | 1,111 |
| GRA BU | 245 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 369 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 1,204 |
| MD F | 364 |
| MD M | 369 |
| MD TOT | 733 |
| NUMBER CD | 22 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,028 |
| TUR BU | 13,121 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.