Amherst, Quebec (1921 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28660300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.034°N, 74.777°W.
Population
In 1921, Amherst had a population of 835: 448 male and 387 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 388 |
| 1901 | 605 |
| 1911 | 708 |
| 1921 | 835 |
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, Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 835 total population, 448 males in the population, 437 males born in Canada, 387 females born in Canada, 387 females in the population, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 785 persons of French origin, 22 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 789 Roman Catholics, 32 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Methodists, 3 Presbyterians, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28660300
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). "Amherst, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/amherst-qc062002-1921/.