Amherst, Quebec (1901 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 605. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28660300. 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 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 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 605 total population, 311 males, 294 females, 199 single males, 182 single females, 105 families, 105 married females, 105 married males, 7 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 100 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 47,674 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160001— 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 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/.