List of communities in Nova Scotia
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] |
2016 Census of Population[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2016) |
Population (2011) |
Change |
Land area (km²) |
Population density | ||
| Argyle | April 17, 1879 | 7,899 | 8,252 | −4.3% | 1,528.17 | 5.2/km2 |
| Barrington | April 17, 1879 | 6,646 | 6,994 | −5.0% | 632.35 | 10.5/km2 |
| Chester | April 17, 1879 | 10,310 | 10,599 | −2.7% | 1,122.11 | 9.2/km2 |
| Clare | April 17, 1879 | 8,018 | 8,319 | −3.6% | 852.55 | 9.4/km2 |
| Digby | April 17, 1879 | 7,107 | 7,463 | −4.8% | 1,657.33 | 4.3/km2 |
| East Hants | April 17, 1879 | 22,453 | 22,111 | +1.5% | 1,786.56 | 12.6/km2 |
| Guysborough | April 17, 1879 | 4,670 | 4,995 | −6.5% | 2,116.86 | 2.2/km2 |
| Lunenburg | April 17, 1879 | 24,863 | 25,118 | −1.0% | 1,759.59 | 14.1/km2 |
| Shelburne | April 17, 1879[5] | 4,288 | 4,408 | −2.7% | 1,821.07 | 2.4/km2 |
| St. Mary's | April 17, 1879 | 2,233 | 2,354 | −5.1% | 1,909.47 | 1.2/km2 |
| Yarmouth | April 17, 1879[5] | 9,845 | 10,105 | −2.6% | 586.65 | 16.8/km2 |
| Total district municipalities | — | 108,332 | 110,718 | −2.2% | 15,772.71 | 6.9/km2 |
Villages[]
Nova Scotia has 21 villages.
| Name[6] | Historical county[6] | Rural municipality[6] | Population (2011)[7] |
Population (2006)[7] |
Change (%)[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesford | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 2,408 | 2,445 | −1.5 |
| Baddeck | Victoria | Municipality of the County of Victoria | 1,988 | 2,154 | −8.4 |
| Bible Hill | Colchester | Municipality of the County of Colchester | 8,913 | 8,480 | 5.1 |
| Canning | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 2,589 | 2,760 | −6.6 |
| Chester | Lunenburg | Municipality of the District of Chester | 2,348 | 2,294 | 2.4 |
| Cornwallis Square | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 1,877 | 1,941 | −3.4 |
| Dover | Guysborough | Municipality of the District of Guysborough | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Freeport | Digby | Municipality of the District of Digby | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Greenwood | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 5,369 | 5,289 | 1.5 |
| Hebbville | Lunenburg | Municipality of the District of Lunenburg | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kingston | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 5,174 | 5,176 | −0.0 |
| Lawrencetown | Annapolis | Municipality of the County of Annapolis | 1,739 | 1,793 | −3.1 |
| New Minas | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 5,135 | 5,055 | 1.2 |
| Port Williams | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 1,703 | 1,766 | −3.7 |
| Pugwash | Cumberland | Municipality of the County of Cumberland | 1,420 | 1,513 | −6.5 |
| River Hebert | Cumberland | Municipality of the County of Cumberland | 1,296 | 1,330 | −2.6 |
| St. Peter's | Richmond | Municipality of the County of Richmond | 1,492 | 1,453 | 2.7 |
| Tatamagouche | Colchester | Municipality of the County of Colchester | 2,037 | 2,070 | −1.6 |
| Tiverton | Digby | Municipality of the District of Digby | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Westport | Digby | Municipality of the District of Digby | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Weymouth | Digby | Municipality of the District of Digby | 1,773 | 1,839 | −3.7 |
| Total villages | — | — | 48,754 | 48,873 | −0.2 |
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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, 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.
- ^ 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.
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