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List of towns in Nova Scotia

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Map showing locations of Nova Scotia's towns
Distribution of Nova Scotia's 27 towns by population

A town is a type of municipality in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia. Towns are incorporated by order by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to sections 383 through 388 of Nova Scotia's Municipal Government Act.[1]

Nova Scotia had 26 towns at the time of the 2016 Census. In 2016, the towns had a cumulative population of 97,495. Nova Scotia's largest and smallest towns are Truro and Annapolis Royal with populations of 12,261 and 491 respectively.

List

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Name Incorporation
date[2]
2016 Census of Population[3]
Population
(2016)
Population
(2011)
Change
Land area Population density
km2 sq mi /km2 /sq mi
Amherst December 18, 1889 9,413 9,717 −3.1% 12.07 4.66 779.9 2,020
Annapolis Royal November 29, 1892 491 481 +2.1% 2.04 0.79 240.7 623
Antigonish January 9, 1889 4,364 4,524 −3.5% 5.01 1.93 871.1 2,256
Berwick May 25, 1923[4] 2,509 2,454 +2.2% 6.58 2.54 381.3 988
Bridgewater February 13, 1899 8,532 8,241 +3.5% 13.63 5.26 626.0 1,621
Clark's Harbour March 4, 1919 758 820 −7.6% 2.81 1.08 269.8 699
Digby December 18, 1890 2,060 2,152 −4.3% 3.15 1.22 654.0 1,694
Kentville May 1, 1886 6,271 6,094 +2.9% 17.26 6.66 363.3 941
Lockeport February 26, 1907 531 588 −9.7% 2.33 0.90 227.9 590
Lunenburg October 29, 1888 2,263 2,313 −2.2% 4.04 1.56 560.1 1,451
Mahone Bay March 31, 1919 1,036 943 +9.9% 3.12 1.20 332.1 860
Middleton May 31, 1909 1,832 1,749 +4.7% 5.57 2.15 328.9 852
Mulgrave December 1, 1923 722 794 −9.1% 17.83 6.88 40.5 105
New Glasgow May 6, 1875 9,075 9,562 −5.1% 9.96 3.85 911.1 2,360
Oxford April 19, 1904 1,190 1,151 +3.4% 10.76 4.15 110.6 286
Pictou May 4, 1874 3,186 3,437 −7.3% 8.01 3.09 397.8 1,030
Port Hawkesbury January 22, 1889 3,214 3,366 −4.5% 8.1 3.1 396.8 1,028
Shelburne April 4, 1907[5] 1,743 1,686 +3.4% 8.84 3.41 197.2 511
Stellarton October 22, 1889 4,208 4,485 −6.2% 8.99 3.47 468.1 1,212
Stewiacke August 30, 1906 1,373 1,438 −4.5% 17.62 6.80 77.9 202
Trenton March 18, 1911 2,474 2,616 −5.4% 6.07 2.34 407.6 1,056
Truro May 6, 1875 12,261 12,059 +1.7% 34.49 13.32 355.5 921
Westville August 20, 1894 3,628 3,798 −4.5% 14.23 5.49 255.0 660
Wolfville March 4, 1893 4,195 4,269 −1.7% 6.46 2.49 649.4 1,682
Yarmouth August 6, 1890 6,518 6,761 −3.6% 10.57 4.08 616.7 1,597
Total 97,495 99,283 −1.8% 248.65 96.00 392.1 1,016
Province of Nova Scotia 923,598 921,727 +0.2% 52,942.27 20,441.12 17.45 45.2

Former towns

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Name Dissolution
date
Population
(2011)[6]
Population
(2006)[6]
Change
(%)[6]
Area[6] Population
density[6]
km2 sq mi /km2 /sq mi
Bedford April 1, 1996[7] 23,019 16,601 38.7
Bridgetown April 1, 2015[8] 949 972 −2.4 3.54 1.37 267.8 694
Canso July 1, 2012[8] 806 911 −11.5 5.42 2.09 148.8 385
Dominion April 1, 1995[7] 1,193 2,022 −3.4
Glace Bay April 1, 1995[7] 19,076 19,968 −4.7 35.15 13.57 542.7 1,406
Hantsport July 1, 2015[8] 1,159 1,191 −2.7 2.13 0.82 544.6 1,411
Inverness [citation needed] 1,387 1,464 −5.5
Joggins 1949[9]
Liverpool April 1, 1996[7] 2,653 2,759 −3.8 3.48 1.34 761.6 1,973
Louisbourg April 1, 1995[7] 946 988 −4.3 3.3 1.3 286.8 743
New Waterford April 1, 1995[7] 8,942 9,661 −7.4 20.81 8.03 429.7 1,113
North Sydney April 1, 1995[7] 6,048 6,552 −7.7
Parrsboro November 1, 2016[10] 1,305 1,401 −6.9 14.88 5.75 87.7 227
Port Hood August 1946[11]
Springhill April 1, 2015[8] 3,868 3,941 −1.9 11.15 4.31 346.8 898
Sydney Mines April 1, 1995[7] 14,135 15,500 −9.6
Wedgeport December 22, 1947[12] 1,180 1,207 −2.2 9.72 3.75 121.4 314
Windsor April 1, 2020 3,648 3,785 +3.8% 9.11 3.52 400.4 1,037

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Municipal Government Act". Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Canadian Almanac & Directory. Scobie & Balfour. 2010. ISBN 978-1592374397.
  5. ^ "Shelburne's History: Settlement of Shelburne". Town of Shelburne. Retrieved January 2, 2017. It was incorporated as a town on April 4, 1907.
  6. ^ 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. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d "Table 1: Nova Scotia, changes to Census Subdivisions in alphabetical order (with 8C & 9C) — Effective dates: From January 2nd, 2011 to January 1st, 2016". Statistics Canada. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. ^ The Atlantic Provinces in Confederation - edited by E.R. Forbes, D.A. Muise
  10. ^ "Decision 2016 NSUARB 100 – M07110". Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. June 15, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  11. ^ How We Became a County Municipality of the County of Inverness
  12. ^ "Municipal Records: Town of Wedgeport Fonds (1890-1948)". argylecourthouse.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.