East Amherst, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
East Amherst was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.766°N, 64.128°W.
Population
In 1921, East Amherst had a population of 734: 398 male and 336 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 803 |
| 1921 | 734 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, East Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 734 total population, 398 males in the population, 369 males born in Canada, 336 females in the population, 317 females born in Canada, 28 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 615 persons of British origin (English), 44 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 33 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 348 Baptists, 228 Methodists, 69 Presbyterians, 62 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 Roman Catholics, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "East Amherst, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-amherst-ns008007-1921/.