Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Amherst (2001 population 9,470) is a town in Nova Scotia, Canada, approximately 194 kilometres northwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The town was first settled in 1764, originally 3 kilometres west, after the expulsion of the Acadians. Town of Amherst: http://www.town.amherst.ns.ca Amherst Weather: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cities/can/pages/CANS0002.htm This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.