What is Amherst, Nova Scotia?
{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Amherst, Nova Scotia | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = [[List of towns in Nova Scotia|Town]] | image_skyline = Downtown Amherst, Nova Scotia.jpg | image_caption = Downtown Amherst, Nova Scotia in the morning | image_flag = Flag-of-Amherst-NS.jpg | flag_size = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | named_for = [[Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst]] | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nova Scotia#Canada | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_mapsize = 275 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Amherst, Nova Scotia | coordinates = {{coord|45|50|00|N|64|12|47|W|scale:100000_type:city_region:CA-NS|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|CAAOO|Amherst|date=23 May 2024}}</ref>|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties of Nova Scotia|County]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name1 = [[Nova Scotia]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Cumberland County, Nova Scotia|Cumberland]] | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1764 | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = December 18, 1889 | established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> | established_date3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = &nbsp;(2021)<ref name=2021censusNSmunis>{{cite web | url=