Amherst, Nova Scotia

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Amherst, Nova Scotia
Town
Downtown Amherst, Nova Scotia in the morning
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°50′00″N 64°12′47″W / 45.83333°N 64.21306°W / 45.83333; -64.21306[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Cumberland
Founded	1764
Incorporated	December 18, 1889
Named for	Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Government
• Mayor	Rob Small
• Deputy Mayor	TBD
• Councillors	List of Members Hal Davidson Nic Furlong Dwayne Ripley Kathy Wells Terry McManaman Charlie Chambers
• MLA	Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin PC Party of Nova Scotia
• MP	Stephen Ellis Conservative Party of Canada
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	12.07 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
• Urban	12.38 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Elevation	22.11 m (72.54 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Town	9,404
• Density	779.4/km2 (2,019/sq mi)
• Urban	9,550
• Urban density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Change 2016-21	−0.1%
• Census Ranking	452 of 5,162
Demonym	Amherstonian
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Postal code(s)	B4H
Area codes	902 Telephone Exchanges 297, 660-1, 664, 667, 669 694, 699
Access Routes Hwy 104 (TCH)	Trunk 2 Trunk 6 Route 204
Dwellings	4,745
Median Income*	$36,539 CAD
NTS Map	21H16 Amherst
GNBC Code	CAAOO[3]
Website	www.amherst.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Amherst (/ˈæmɜːrst/ AM-urst)^[4] is a town in northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, and 22 km (14 mi) south of the Northumberland Strait. The town sits on a height of land at the eastern boundary of the Isthmus of Chignecto and Tantramar Marshes, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the interprovincial border with New Brunswick and 65 km (40 mi) southeast of the city of Moncton. It is 60 km (37 mi) southwest of the New Brunswick abutment of the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island at Cape Jourimain.