West Amherst, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
West Amherst was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 528. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.793°N, 64.244°W.
Population
In 1911, West Amherst had a population of 528: 474 male and 391 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 528 |
| 1921 | 530 |
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, West Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 528 total population, 474 males in the population, 391 females in the population, 296 single (never-married) males, 208 single (never-married) females, 177 families, 160 married females, 160 married males, 23 widowed females, 18 widowed males. 406 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 328 persons of British origin (English), 59 persons of British origin (Irish), 56 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Italian origin. 32 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: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 158 Methodists, 152 Baptists, 104 Roman Catholics, 59 Anglicans (Church of England), 52 Presbyterians, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 176 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008027— 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). "West Amherst, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/west-amherst-ns042029-1911/.