Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Amherst Shore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,692. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4746041. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.893°N, 63.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Amherst Shore had a population of 2,692: 1,464 male and 1,228 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).
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. 8, 1901 (41.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 9, 1901 (29.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 10, 1901 (29.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Amherst Shore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,692 total population, 1,464 males, 1,228 females, 869 married persons, 476 families, 439 married males, 430 married females, 83 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,740 single persons under 18, 996 single males under 18, 744 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,690 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 455 occupied houses, 414 houses, 414 houses built of wood, 339 houses of 1 story, 208 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 2 stories, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 5 rooms, 47 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 41 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 39 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 87,530 pounds of homemade butter, 79,467 bushels of potatoes, 55,613 acres of land in farms, 36,736 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,527 bushels of oats, 18,877 acres of improved land in farms, 11,578 bushels of turnips, 11,349 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 10,705 acres of farmland under crops, 8,543 bushels of buckwheat, 8,009 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,829 chickens, 6,788 tons of hay, 6,749 bushels of spring wheat, 5,804 acres of hay crops, 3,341 bushels of barley, 2,995 sheep, 2,784 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,997 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,454 other cattle, 1,437 turkeys, 1,298 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,138 acres of oats, 1,067 milk cows, 821 geese, 729 swine slaughtered or sold, 706 horses aged over 3 years, 532 cattle killed or sold, 480 acres of wheat, 434 acres of potatoes, 425 ducks, 405 occupants of farms, 399 farm occupants who own their land, 266 swine, 192 acres of barley, 168 horses aged 3 years and under, 163 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 122 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 115 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 105 bushels of beans, 102 other fowl, 74 bushels of peas, 74 oxen, 71 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 63 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 59 acres of turnips, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of corn, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030003— 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 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 Shore, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/amherst-shore-ns030003-1891/.