Amherst
Town in Nova Scotia, Canada
Amherst 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 south of the Northumberland Strait. Wikipedia
Population: 9,413 (2016)
Area codes: show 902: Telephone Exchanges; 297, 660-1, 664, 667, 669; 694, 699
Demonym: Amherstonian
Elevation: 22.11 m (72.54 ft)
Founded: 1764
Incorporated: December 18, 1889
Named for: Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
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