Citizenship
Canadian citizens
Male: 4,285This town: | 99.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 98.4% |
Female: 4,935This town: | 99.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 98.3% |
Canadian citizens under age 18
Female: 950This town: | 19.1% |
Province: | 19.0% |
Canadian citizens age 18 and overTotal: 7,315This town: | 78.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 78.1% |
Male: 3,335This town: | 77.4% |
Province: | 76.9% |
Female: 3,980Here: | 80.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 79.3% |
Not Canadian citizensTotal: 55This town: | 0.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.7% |
Male: 20This town: | 0.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.6% |
Female: 30This town: | 0.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.7% |
Generation status
Amherst Generation Status
1st generationTotal: 230Here: | 3.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.3% |
Female: 140Here: | 3.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 6.3% |
2nd generationTotal: 500Here: | 6.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.3% |
Male: 215This town: | 6.1% |
Province: | 7.2% |
Female: 290Here: | 6.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 7.4% |
3rd generation or moreTotal: 7,010Here: | 90.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 86.4% |
Male: 3,225This town: | 91.5% |
Province: | 86.5% |
Female: 3,790Here: | 89.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 86.3% |
Immigration details
Total visible minority population
Aboriginal identity populationTotal: 50This town: | 0.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.7% |
Male: 20This town: | 0.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.7% |
Female: 35This town: | 0.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.7% |
Amherst Minority Population
South Asian
Female: 10Here: | 16.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 9.1% |
BlackTotal: 90This town: | 66.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 51.0% |
Female: 35Here: | 58.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 51.9% |
ArabTotal: 25Here: | 18.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 12.0% |
Male: 15This town: | 20.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 13.2% |
Female: 10This town: | 16.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.8% |
Non-immigrantsTotal: 9,045Here: | 97.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 94.6% |
Male: 4,215This town: | 97.8% |
Province: | 94.7% |
ImmigrantsTotal: 230This town: | 2.5% |
Province: | 5.0% |
Male: 90This town: | 2.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.9% |
Female: 135This town: | 2.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.1% |
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