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 density was 791.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,781 |
| 1901 | 4,964 |
| 1911 | 8,973 |
| 1921 | 9,998 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 698 |
| Number of families | 698 |
| Number of females | 1,922 |
| Number of males | 1,859 |
| Number of married females | 641 |
| Number of married males | 641 |
| Number of married persons | 1,282 |
| Number of widowed females | 124 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 160 |
| POP F | 1,922 |
| POP M | 1,859 |
| POP TOT | 3,781 |
| Total population | 3,781 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,157 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,182 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,339 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,773 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 684 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 681 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 487 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 191 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 404 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 684 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,840 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,067 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,865 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,542 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,729 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,796 |
| Acres of oats | 92 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 306 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,305 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,418 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,588 |
| BWT BU | 74 |
| HAY AC | 1,542 |
| HAY TONS | 2,383 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 69 |
| Number of chickens | 2,350 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 262 |
| Number of milk cows | 244 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 93 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 43 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 881 |
| Number of swine | 51 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 39 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 92 |
| OAT BU | 2,305 |
| PEA BU | 54 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 9,418 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,420 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,383 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 122 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 13 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 20 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,420 |
| CATTLE KS | 69 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,157 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,182 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,339 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 75 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 698 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 100 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,350 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 262 |
| HOUSES | 684 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 134 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 487 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 404 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 191 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 681 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 641 |
| MD MALE | 641 |
| MD TOT | 1,282 |
| MILK COWS | 244 |
| NAME CD | Cumberland |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 93 |
| OTHERS | 3,773 |
| SHEEP | 43 |
| SHEEP KS | 881 |
| SUP AM | 5,729 |
| SUP FOR | 8,067 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 1,840 |
| SUP SC | 3,865 |
| SUP TOT | 13,796 |
| SWINE | 51 |
| SWINE KS | 39 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 684 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 8,588 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 124 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 160 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008030— 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/.