East Amherst, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
East Amherst was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 803. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.766°N, 64.128°W.
Population
In 1911, East Amherst had a population of 803: 420 male and 383 female residents. Population density was 15.5 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, East Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 754 |
| POP F | 383 |
| POP M | 420 |
| POP TOT | 803 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 43 |
| BAPTISTS | 356 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 562 |
| BRIT IRISH | 85 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 112 |
| DWELLINGS | 147 |
| F MARRIED | 146 |
| F SINGLE | 220 |
| F WIDOWED | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 149 |
| M SINGLE | 258 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 294 |
| NEGRO | 32 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 79 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-amherst-ns042007-1911/.