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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Amherst, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 4,964 total population, 2,487 females, 2,477 males, 1,522 single males, 1,449 single females, 955 families, 885 married males, 876 married females, 162 widowed females, 70 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 908 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Reuben Black | 1832–1905 | died here |
| John William Cove | 1838–1901 | 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 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/.