Amherst, Quebec (1911 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 708. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28660300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.034°N, 74.777°W.
Population
In 1911, Amherst had a population of 708: 369 male and 339 female residents. Population density was 9.5 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Amherst, 1901 (90.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,674 area in acres, 708 total population, 369 males in the population, 339 females in the population, 241 single (never-married) males, 213 single (never-married) females, 127 families, 121 married males, 120 married females, 74.49 area in square miles, 9.50 population per square mile, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 605 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 667 persons of French origin, 27 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 671 Roman Catholics, 33 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Methodists, 2 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 126 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165002— 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 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). "Amherst, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/amherst-qc165002-1911/.