List of communities in Nova Scotia

Last updated August 28, 2024

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 (2021)^[1]	Population (2016)^[1]	Change (%)^[1]	Area (km²)^[1]	Population density^[1]
Cape Breton	93,694	94,285	−0.6%	2,419.70	38.7
Halifax	439,819	403,131	+9.1%	5,475.57	80.3
Queens	10,422	10,302	+1.2%	2,387.52	4.4
West Hants	19,509	19,016	+2.6%	1,250.5	15.6
Total regional municipalities	563,444	526,734	+7.0%	11,533.29	48.85

Towns

Nova Scotia has 27 towns.

Name	2016 Census of Population ^[2]
	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area		Population density
	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	km²	sq mi	/km²	/sq mi
Amherst	9,413	9,717	−3.1%	12.07	4.66	779.9	2,020
Annapolis Royal	491	481	+2.1%	2.04	0.79	240.7	623
Antigonish	4,364	4,524	−3.5%	5.01	1.93	871.1	2,256
Berwick	2,509	2,454	+2.2%	6.58	2.54	381.3	988
Bridgewater	8,532	8,241	+3.5%	13.63	5.26	626.0	1,621
Clark's Harbour	758	820	−7.6%	2.81	1.08	269.8	699
Digby	2,060	2,152	−4.3%	3.15	1.22	654.0	1,694
Kentville	6,271	6,094	+2.9%	17.26	6.66	363.3	941
Lockeport	531	588	−9.7%	2.33	0.90	227.9	590
Lunenburg	2,263	2,313	−2.2%	4.04	1.56	560.1	1,451
Mahone Bay	1,036	943	+9.9%	3.12	1.20	332.1	860
Middleton	1,832	1,749	+4.7%	5.57	2.15	328.9	852
Mulgrave	722	794	−9.1%	17.83	6.88	40.5	105
New Glasgow	9,075	9,562	−5.1%	9.96	3.85	911.1	2,360
Oxford	1,190	1,151	+3.4%	10.76	4.15	110.6	286
Pictou	3,186	3,437	−7.3%	8.01	3.09	397.8	1,030
Port Hawkesbury	3,214	3,366	−4.5%	8.1	3.1	396.8	1,028
Shelburne	1,743	1,686	+3.4%	8.84	3.41	197.2	511
Stellarton	4,208	4,485	−6.2%	8.99	3.47	468.1	1,212
Stewiacke	1,373	1,438	−4.5%	17.62	6.80	77.9	202
Trenton	2,474	2,616	−5.4%	6.07	2.34	407.6	1,056
Truro	12,261	12,059	+1.7%	34.49	13.32	355.5	921
Westville	3,628	3,798	−4.5%	14.23	5.49	255.0	660
Wolfville	4,195	4,269	−1.7%	6.46	2.49	649.4	1,682
Yarmouth	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

Municipal districts

Nova Scotia has 12 municipal districts.

Name	Incorporation date^[3]	2021 Census of Population ^[4]
		Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area		Population density
		Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	km²	sq mi	/km²	/sq mi
Argyle	April 17, 1879	7,870	7,899	−0.4%	1,526.07	589.22	5.2	13
Barrington	April 17, 1879	6,523	6,646	−1.9%	631.98	244.01	10.3	27
Chester	April 17, 1879	10,693	10,310	+3.7%	1,120.61	432.67	9.5	25
Clare	April 17, 1879	7,678	8,018	−4.2%	851.14	328.63	9.0	23
Digby	April 17, 1879	7,242	7,107	+1.9%	1,654.59	638.84	4.4	11
East Hants	April 17, 1879	22,892	22,453	+2.0%	1,786.53	689.78	12.8	33
Guysborough	April 17, 1879	4,585	4,670	−1.8%	2,115.25	816.70	2.2	5.7
Lunenburg	April 17, 1879	25,545	24,863	+2.7%	1,757.79	678.69	14.5	38
Shelburne	April 17, 1879^[5]	4,336	4,288	+1.1%	1,816.71	701.44	2.4	6.2
St. Mary's	April 17, 1879	2,161	2,233	−3.2%	1,904.08	735.17	1.1	2.8
Yarmouth	April 17, 1879^[5]	10,067	9,845	+2.3%	584.69	225.75	17.2	45
Sub-total district municipalities

Villages

Nova Scotia has 21 villages.

Name^[6]	Historical county ^[6]	Rural municipality ^[6]	Population (2011)^[7]	Population (2006)^[7]	Change (%)^[7]
Aylesford	Kings	Kings Municipality of the County of Kings	2,408	2,445	−1.5
Baddeck	Victoria	Victoria Municipality of the County of Victoria	1,988	2,154	−8.4
Bible Hill	Colchester	Colchester Municipality of the County of Colchester	8,913	8,480	5.1
Canning	Kings	Kings Municipality of the County of Kings	2,589	2,760	−6.6
Chester	Lunenburg	Chester Municipality of the District of Chester	2,348	2,294	2.4
Cornwallis Square	Kings	Kings Municipality of the County of Kings	1,877	1,941	−3.4
Dover	Guysborough	Guysborough Municipality of the District of Guysborough	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freeport	Digby	Digby Municipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Greenwood	Kings	Kings Municipality of the County of Kings	5,369	5,289	1.5
Hebbville	Lunenburg	Lunenburg Municipality of the District of Lunenburg	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kingston	Kings	Kings Municipality of the County of Kings	5,174	5,176	−0.0
Lawrencetown	Annapolis	Annapolis Municipality of the County of Annapolis	1,739	1,793	−3.1
New Minas	Kings	Kings Municipality of the County of Kings	5,135	5,055	1.2
Port Williams	Kings	Kings Municipality of the County of Kings	1,703	1,766	−3.7
Pugwash	Cumberland	Cumberland Municipality of the County of Cumberland	1,420	1,513	−6.5
River Hebert	Cumberland	Cumberland Municipality of the County of Cumberland	1,296	1,330	−2.6
St. Peter's	Richmond	Richmond Municipality of the County of Richmond	1,492	1,453	2.7
Tatamagouche	Colchester	Colchester Municipality of the County of Colchester	2,037	2,070	−1.6
Tiverton	Digby	Digby Municipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Westport	Digby	Digby Municipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Weymouth	Digby	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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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
↑ "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.
1 2 "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.
1 2 3 "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.
1 2 3 "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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[2021StatCanNS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

[2016StatCanNS-5-2] "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.

[incorporations-3] "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

[2021census-4] "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.

[RuralMuniGovt-5] 1 2 "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.

[2015MuniStats-6] 1 2 3 "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.

[2011CommunityCountsNS-7] 1 2 3 "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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v t e Subdivisions of Nova Scotia
Counties	Annapolis Antigonish Cape Breton Colchester Cumberland Digby Guysborough Halifax Hants Inverness Kings Lunenburg Pictou Queens Richmond Shelburne Victoria Yarmouth
County municipalities	Annapolis Antigonish Colchester Cumberland Inverness Kings Pictou Richmond Victoria
Regional municipalities	Cape Breton Halifax Queens West Hants
District municipalities	Argyle Barrington Chester Clare Digby East Hants Guysborough Lunenburg Shelburne St. Mary's Yarmouth
Towns	Amherst Annapolis Royal Antigonish Berwick Bridgewater Clark's Harbour Digby Kentville Lockeport Lunenburg Mahone Bay Middleton Mulgrave New Glasgow Oxford Pictou Port Hawkesbury Shelburne Stellarton Stewiacke Trenton Truro Westville Wolfville Yarmouth
Villages	Aylesford Baddeck Bible Hill Canning Chester Cornwallis Square Dover Freeport Greenwood Hebbville Kingston Lawrencetown New Minas Port Williams Pugwash River Hebert St. Peter's Tatamagouche Tiverton Westport Weymouth
Economic regions	Annapolis Valley Cape Breton Island Halifax Regional Municipality North Shore Southern Nova Scotia
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