Amherst, Quebec

Amherst
Township municipality
Road 323 in Amherst
Road 323 in Amherst
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Location within Les Laurentides RCM
Amherst is located in Central Quebec
Amherst
Amherst
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W / 46.050°N 74.767°W / 46.050; -74.767
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1887
Named forJeffery Amherst
Government
 • MayorJean-Guy Galipeau
 • Fed. ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
 • Total
249.53 km2 (96.34 sq mi)
 • Land227.86 km2 (87.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,559
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Change 2016-21
Increase 5.1%
 • Dwellings
1,613
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 2L0 & J0T 2T0
Area code(s)819
Highways R-323 R-364
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Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amherst had a population of 1,559 living in 784 of its 1,613 total private dwellings, a change of 5.1% from its 2016 population of 1,484. With a land area of 227.86 km2 (87.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.8/km2 (17.7/sq mi) in 2021.

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 784 (total dwellings: 1,613)

Mother tongue (2021):

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

References

  1. 1 2 "Reference number 1186". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78070". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Amherst, Quebec (Code 2478070) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  5. ↑ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  6. ↑ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  7. ↑ "Arundel Elementary Zone Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  8. ↑ "SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine" [sic]. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us" as well as the Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.