Amherst, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Amherst, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,964. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q470594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 64.205°W.
Population
In 1901, Amherst, Town—Ville had a population of 4,964: 2,477 male and 2,487 female residents. Population density was 1039.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Amherst, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 955 |
| Number of females | 2,487 |
| Number of males | 2,477 |
| Number of married females | 876 |
| Number of married males | 885 |
| Number of single females | 1,449 |
| Number of single males | 1,522 |
| Number of widowed females | 162 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| POP F | 2,487 |
| POP M | 2,477 |
| POP TOT | 4,964 |
| Total population | 4,964 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 908 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 955 |
| HOUSES | 908 |
| MARRIED F | 876 |
| MARRIED M | 885 |
| SINGLE F | 1,449 |
| SINGLE M | 1,522 |
| WIDOWED F | 162 |
| WIDOWED M | 70 |
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/amherst-town-ville-ns030001-1901/.