List of communities in Nova Scotia
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This is a list of communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, as designated by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as an unincorporated settlement inside or outside a municipality.
Regional municipalities
Nova Scotia has four regional municipalities.
Name | Population (2016)[1] |
Population (2011)[1] |
Change (%)[1] |
Area (km²)[1] |
Population density[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cape Breton | 94,285 | 97,398 | −3.2 | 2,430.06 | 38.8 |
Halifax | 403,131 | 390,096 | 3.3 | 5,490.35 | 73.4 |
Queens | 10,307 | 10,917 | −5.6 | 2,392.63 | 4.3 |
West Hants | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Total regional municipalities | 507,723 | 498,411 | 1.0 | 10,313.04 | 49.2 |
Towns
Nova Scotia has 27 towns.
Name | 2016 Census of Population[2] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population (2016) |
Population (2011) |
Change |
Land area (km²) |
Population density | |
Amherst | 9,413 | 9,717 | −3.1% | 12.07 | 779.9/km2 |
Annapolis Royal | 491 | 481 | +2.1% | 2.04 | 240.7/km2 |
Antigonish | 4,364 | 4,524 | −3.5% | 5.01 | 871.1/km2 |
Berwick | 2,509 | 2,454 | +2.2% | 6.58 | 381.3/km2 |
Bridgewater | 8,532 | 8,241 | +3.5% | 13.63 | 626.0/km2 |
Clark's Harbour | 758 | 820 | −7.6% | 2.81 | 269.8/km2 |
Digby | 2,060 | 2,152 | −4.3% | 3.15 | 654.0/km2 |
Kentville | 6,271 | 6,094 | +2.9% | 17.26 | 363.3/km2 |
Lockeport | 531 | 588 | −9.7% | 2.33 | 227.9/km2 |
Lunenburg | 2,263 | 2,313 | −2.2% | 4.04 | 560.1/km2 |
Mahone Bay | 1,036 | 943 | +9.9% | 3.12 | 332.1/km2 |
Middleton | 1,832 | 1,749 | +4.7% | 5.57 | 328.9/km2 |
Mulgrave | 722 | 794 | −9.1% | 17.83 | 40.5/km2 |
New Glasgow | 9,075 | 9,562 | −5.1% | 9.96 | 911.1/km2 |
Oxford | 1,190 | 1,151 | +3.4% | 10.76 | 110.6/km2 |
Pictou | 3,186 | 3,437 | −7.3% | 8.01 | 397.8/km2 |
Port Hawkesbury | 3,214 | 3,366 | −4.5% | 8.1 | 396.8/km2 |
Shelburne | 1,743 | 1,686 | +3.4% | 8.84 | 197.2/km2 |
Stellarton | 4,208 | 4,485 | −6.2% | 8.99 | 468.1/km2 |
Stewiacke | 1,373 | 1,438 | −4.5% | 17.62 | 77.9/km2 |
Trenton | 2,474 | 2,616 | −5.4% | 6.07 | 407.6/km2 |
Truro | 12,261 | 12,059 | +1.7% | 34.49 | 355.5/km2 |
Westville | 3,628 | 3,798 | −4.5% | 14.23 | 255.0/km2 |
Wolfville | 4,195 | 4,269 | −1.7% | 6.46 | 649.4/km2 |
Yarmouth | 6,518 | 6,761 | −3.6% | 10.57 | 616.7/km2 |
Total | 97,495 | 99,283 | −1.8% | 248.65 | 392.1/km2 |
Province of Nova Scotia | 923,598 | 921,727 | +0.2% | 52,942.27 | 17.45/km2 |
Municipal districts
Nova Scotia has 12 municipal districts.
Name | Incorporation date[3] |
2021 Census of Population[4] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change |
Land area (km²) |
Population density | ||
Argyle | April 17, 1879 | 7,870 | 7,899 | −0.4% | 1,526.07 | 5.2/km2 |
Barrington | April 17, 1879 | 6,523 | 6,646 | −1.9% | 631.98 | 10.3/km2 |
Chester | April 17, 1879 | 10,693 | 10,310 | +3.7% | 1,120.61 | 9.5/km2 |
Clare | April 17, 1879 | 7,678 | 8,018 | −4.2% | 851.14 | 9.0/km2 |
Digby | April 17, 1879 | 7,242 | 7,107 | +1.9% | 1,654.59 | 4.4/km2 |
East Hants | April 17, 1879 | 22,892 | 22,453 | +2.0% | 1,786.53 | 12.8/km2 |
Guysborough | April 17, 1879 | 4,585 | 4,670 | −1.8% | 2,115.25 | 2.2/km2 |
Lunenburg | April 17, 1879 | 25,545 | 24,863 | +2.7% | 1,757.79 | 14.5/km2 |
Shelburne | April 17, 1879[5] | 4,336 | 4,288 | +1.1% | 1,816.71 | 2.4/km2 |
St. Mary's | April 17, 1879 | 2,161 | 2,233 | −3.2% | 1,904.08 | 1.1/km2 |
Yarmouth | April 17, 1879[5] | 10,067 | 9,845 | +2.3% | 584.69 | 17.2/km2 |
Sub-total district municipalities |
Villages
Nova Scotia has 21 villages.
Other communities
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See also
- Demographics of Nova Scotia
- Geography of Nova Scotia
- List of counties of Nova Scotia
- List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
- List of towns in Nova Scotia
- List of villages in Nova Scotia
- List of Indian reserves in Nova Scotia
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. December 18, 2012. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Establishment of Elective Rural Municipal Government in Nova Scotia" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia: Department of Municipal Affairs. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2015. pp. 12, 126. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Government of Nova Scotia. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.