Amherst, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Amherst, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,781. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q470594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 64.205°W.
Population
In 1891, Amherst, Town—Ville had a population of 3,781: 1,859 male and 1,922 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,781 |
| 1901 | 4,964 |
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 Amherst, 1881 (4.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Amherst, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,781 total population, 1,922 females, 1,859 males, 1,282 married persons, 698 families, 641 married females, 641 married males, 160 widowed persons, 124 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,339 single persons under 18, 1,182 single males under 18, 1,157 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,773 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 684 houses, 684 occupied houses, 681 houses built of wood, 487 houses of 1 story, 404 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 191 houses of 2 stories, 134 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 47 houses of 5 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 34 houses of over 15 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,796 acres of land in farms, 9,418 bushels of potatoes, 8,588 bushels of turnips, 8,067 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,420 pounds of homemade butter, 5,729 acres of improved land in farms, 3,865 acres of farmland under crops, 2,383 tons of hay, 2,350 chickens, 2,305 bushels of oats, 1,840 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,542 acres of hay crops, 881 sheep slaughtered or sold, 306 bushels of barley, 262 horses aged over 3 years, 244 milk cows, 138 occupants of farms, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 122 bushels of spring wheat, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 100 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 93 other cattle, 92 acres of oats, 75 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 74 bushels of buckwheat, 69 cattle killed or sold, 57 bushels of beans, 54 bushels of peas, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 51 swine, 49 acres of potatoes, 43 sheep, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 swine slaughtered or sold, 37 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 geese, 28 acres of turnips, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 12 other fowl, 11 acres of barley, 7 acres of wheat, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 oxen, 3 ducks, 3 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Henry Rogers | 1821–1894 | died here |
| Thomas Reuben Black | 1832–1905 | died here |
| John William Cove | 1838–1901 | died here |
| H. G. C. Ketchum | 1839–1896 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030001— 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, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/amherst-town-ville-ns030001-1891/.