Amherst, Quebec (1891 census)
Amherst was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 388. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28660300. 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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 388 total population, 203 males, 185 females, 116 married persons, 63 families, 58 married females, 58 married males, 8 widowed persons, 6.20 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 264 single persons under 18, 141 single males under 18, 123 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 369 French Canadians, 19 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 61 occupied houses, 60 houses, 60 houses built of wood, 35 houses of 1 story, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 25 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 5 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,060 pounds of homemade butter, 8,178 acres of land in farms, 6,379 bushels of oats, 6,033 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,070 bushels of potatoes, 2,217 bushels of buckwheat, 2,145 acres of improved land in farms, 1,684 acres of farmland under crops, 1,041 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,003 bushels of peas, 834 chickens, 727 bushels of barley, 536 bushels of turnips, 529 acres of hay crops, 503 tons of hay, 441 acres of oats, 437 acres of farmland in pasture, 272 sheep, 179 bushels of spring wheat, 175 swine, 172 milk cows, 158 other cattle, 97 swine slaughtered or sold, 96 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 80 horses aged over 3 years, 62 occupants of farms, 61 farm occupants who own their land, 54 sheep slaughtered or sold, 53 acres of barley, 52 acres of potatoes, 35 cattle killed or sold, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 bushels of corn, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 bushels of winter wheat, 22 oxen, 21 acres of wheat, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 turkeys, 14 bushels of beans, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 geese, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176001— 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 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/.