Amherst, Quebec (1911 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 708. 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 10.2 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 605 |
| POP F | 339 |
| POP M | 369 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.50 |
| POP TOT | 708 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 33 |
| AREA ACRES | 47,674 |
| AREA SQ MI | 74.49 |
| BELGIAN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 126 |
| F MARRIED | 120 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 213 |
| F WIDOWED | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| FRENCH | 667 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 121 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 241 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 671 |
| SWISS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165002— 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 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/.