Amherst, Quebec (1891 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.038°N, 74.769°W.
Population
In 1891, Amherst had a population of 388: 203 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 5.1 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 Rivière Rouge, 1881 (21.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 63 |
| Number of families | 63 |
| Number of females | 185 |
| Number of males | 203 |
| Number of married females | 58 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of married persons | 116 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 185 |
| POP M | 203 |
| POP TOT | 388 |
| Total population | 388 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 123 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 141 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 264 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 369 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 19 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 60 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 60 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 61 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 437 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,033 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,684 |
| Acres of hay crops | 529 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,145 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,178 |
| Acres of oats | 441 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR AC | 53 |
| BAR BU | 727 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 727 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,217 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,379 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,003 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,070 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 2,217 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 529 |
| HAY TONS | 503 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 35 |
| Number of chickens | 834 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 31 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 80 |
| Number of milk cows | 172 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 62 |
| Number of other cattle | 158 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 272 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 54 |
| Number of swine | 175 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 97 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 441 |
| OAT BU | 6,379 |
| PEA BU | 1,003 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 5,070 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,041 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,060 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 503 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT FALL BU | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 179 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,060 |
| CATTLE KS | 35 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 123 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 141 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 264 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,041 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 63 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 369 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 96 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 834 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 80 |
| HOUSES | 60 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 35 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 25 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 60 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 58 |
| MD MALE | 58 |
| MD TOT | 116 |
| MILK COWS | 172 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 61 |
| OC TOT | 62 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 158 |
| OTHERS | 19 |
| SHEEP | 272 |
| SHEEP KS | 54 |
| SUP AM | 2,145 |
| SUP FOR | 6,033 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 437 |
| SUP SC | 1,684 |
| SUP TOT | 8,178 |
| SWINE | 175 |
| SWINE KS | 97 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 61 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 536 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/amherst-qc176001-1891/.