List of towns in Nova Scotia

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

Incorporation date [2]	2016 Census of Population [3]
	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density
Amherst	December 18, 1889	style="text-align:center;"|9,413	9,717	−3.1%	12.07	779.9/km2
Annapolis Royal	November 29, 1892	style="text-align:center;"|491	481	+2.1%	2.04	240.7/km2
Antigonish	January 9, 1889	style="text-align:center;"|4,364	4,524	−3.5%	5.01	871.1/km2
Berwick	May 25, 1923 [4]	style="text-align:center;"|2,509	2,454	+2.2%	6.58	381.3/km2
Bridgewater	February 13, 1899	style="text-align:center;"|8,532	8,241	+3.5%	13.63	626.0/km2
Clark's Harbour	March 4, 1919	style="text-align:center;"|758	820	−7.6%	2.81	269.8/km2
Digby	December 18, 1890	style="text-align:center;"|2,060	2,152	−4.3%	3.15	654.0/km2
Kentville	May 1, 1886	style="text-align:center;"|6,271	6,094	+2.9%	17.26	363.3/km2
Lockeport	February 26, 1907	style="text-align:center;"|531	588	−9.7%	2.33	227.9/km2
Lunenburg	October 29, 1888	style="text-align:center;"|2,263	2,313	−2.2%	4.04	560.1/km2
Mahone Bay	March 31, 1919	style="text-align:center;"|1,036	943	+9.9%	3.12	332.1/km2
Middleton	May 31, 1909	style="text-align:center;"|1,832	1,749	+4.7%	5.57	328.9/km2
Mulgrave	December 1, 1923	style="text-align:center;"|722	794	−9.1%	17.83	40.5/km2
New Glasgow	May 6, 1875	style="text-align:center;"|9,075	9,562	−5.1%	9.96	911.1/km2
Oxford	April 19, 1904	style="text-align:center;"|1,190	1,151	+3.4%	10.76	110.6/km2
Pictou	May 4, 1874	style="text-align:center;"|3,186	3,437	−7.3%	8.01	397.8/km2
Port Hawkesbury	January 22, 1889	style="text-align:center;"|3,214	3,366	−4.5%	8.1	396.8/km2
Shelburne	April 4, 1907 [5]	style="text-align:center;"|1,743	1,686	+3.4%	8.84	197.2/km2
Stellarton	October 22, 1889	style="text-align:center;"|4,208	4,485	−6.2%	8.99	468.1/km2
Stewiacke	August 30, 1906	style="text-align:center;"|1,373	1,438	−4.5%	17.62	77.9/km2
Trenton	March 18, 1911	style="text-align:center;"|2,474	2,616	−5.4%	6.07	407.6/km2
Truro	May 6, 1875	style="text-align:center;"|12,261	12,059	+1.7%	34.49	355.5/km2
Westville	August 20, 1894	style="text-align:center;"|3,628	3,798	−4.5%	14.23	255.0/km2
Wolfville	March 4, 1893	style="text-align:center;"|4,195	4,269	−1.7%	6.46	649.4/km2
Yarmouth	August 6, 1890	style="text-align:center;"|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

Former towns

Name	Dissolution date	Population (2011) [6]	Population (2006) [6]	Change (%) [6]	Area (km2) [6]	Population density [6]
Bedford	April 1, 1996 [7]	23,019	16,601	38.7
Bridgetown	April 1, 2015 [8]	949	972	−2.4	3.54	267.8
Canso	July 1, 2012 [8]	806	911	−11.5	5.42	148.8
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	542.7
Hantsport	July 1, 2015 [8]	1,159	1,191	−2.7	2.13	544.6
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	761.6
Louisbourg	April 1, 1995 [7]	946	988	−4.3	3.3	286.8
New Waterford	April 1, 1995 [7]	8,942	9,661	−7.4	20.81	429.7
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	87.7
Port Hood	August 1946 [11]
Springhill	April 1, 2015 [8]	3,868	3,941	−1.9	11.15	346.8
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	121.4
Windsor	April 1, 2020	3,648	3,785	+3.8%	9.11	400.4/km2

See also

• Demographics of Nova Scotia
• Geography of Nova Scotia
• List of communities in Nova Scotia
• List of counties of Nova Scotia
• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
• List of villages in Nova Scotia

References

1. "Municipal Government Act". Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly. June 19, 2012. 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   1592374395.
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. "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. "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. "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.