| Amherst | |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 46.05°N -120°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | March 9, 1887 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bernard Lapointe |
| Area Total Km2: | 249.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 227.86 |
| Population Total: | 1728 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 7.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 16.4% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1613 |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code: | J0T 2L0 & J0T 2T0 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
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.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amherst had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 227.86km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
Population trend:[2]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,728 | 16.4% | |
| 2016 | 1,484 | 2.6% | |
| 2011 | 1,524 | 7.2% | |
| 2006 | 1,421 | 17.1% | |
| 2001 | 1,214 | 6.0% | |
| 1996 | 1,145 | 29.7% | |
| 1991 | 883 | 24.2% | |
| 1986 | 711 | 0.4% | |
| 1981 | 708 | 26.4% | |
| 1976 | 560 | 0.7% | |
| 1971 | 564 | 8.6% | |
| 1966 | 617 | 18.5% | |
| 1961 | 757 | 10.0% | |
| 1956 | 841 | 8.7% | |
| 1951 | 921 | 15.2% | |
| 1941 | 1,086 | 31.3% | |
| 1931 | 827 | 1.0% | |
| 1921 | 835 | 17.9% | |
| 1911 | 708 | 17.0% | |
| 1901 | 605 | 55.9% | |
| 1891 | 388 | N/A |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 876 (total dwellings: 1613)
Mother tongue:
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools: