Amherst, Quebec (1901 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.038°N, 74.769°W.
Population
In 1901, Amherst had a population of 605: 311 male and 294 female residents. Population density was 7.9 people per square mile.
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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Amherst, 1911 (90.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 294 |
| Number of males | 311 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of single females | 182 |
| Number of single males | 199 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP F | 294 |
| POP M | 311 |
| POP TOT | 605 |
| Total population | 605 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 100 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 47,674 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 47,674 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| HOUSES | 100 |
| MARRIED F | 105 |
| MARRIED M | 105 |
| SINGLE F | 182 |
| SINGLE M | 199 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062002— 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 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, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/amherst-qc160001-1901/.