List of towns in Nova Scotia

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Distribution of Nova Scotia's 27 towns by population Nova Scotia towns.png
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]

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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 Population density
km2sq mi /km2/sq mi
Amherst December 18, 1889style="text-align:center;"|9,413 9,717 −3.1%12.07 4.66779.9 2,020
Annapolis Royal November 29, 1892style="text-align:center;"|491 481 +2.1%2.04 0.79240.7 623
Antigonish January 9, 1889style="text-align:center;"|4,364 4,524 −3.5%5.01 1.93871.1 2,256
Berwick May 25, 1923 [4] style="text-align:center;"|2,509 2,454 +2.2%6.58 2.54381.3 988
Bridgewater February 13, 1899style="text-align:center;"|8,532 8,241 +3.5%13.63 5.26626.0 1,621
Clark's Harbour March 4, 1919style="text-align:center;"|758 820 −7.6%2.81 1.08269.8 699
Digby December 18, 1890style="text-align:center;"|2,060 2,152 −4.3%3.15 1.22654.0 1,694
Kentville May 1, 1886style="text-align:center;"|6,271 6,094 +2.9%17.26 6.66363.3 941
Lockeport February 26, 1907style="text-align:center;"|531 588 −9.7%2.33 0.90227.9 590
Lunenburg October 29, 1888style="text-align:center;"|2,263 2,313 −2.2%4.04 1.56560.1 1,451
Mahone Bay March 31, 1919style="text-align:center;"|1,036 943 +9.9%3.12 1.20332.1 860
Middleton May 31, 1909style="text-align:center;"|1,832 1,749 +4.7%5.57 2.15328.9 852
Mulgrave December 1, 1923style="text-align:center;"|722 794 −9.1%17.83 6.8840.5 105
New Glasgow May 6, 1875style="text-align:center;"|9,075 9,562 −5.1%9.96 3.85911.1 2,360
Oxford April 19, 1904style="text-align:center;"|1,190 1,151 +3.4%10.76 4.15110.6 286
Pictou May 4, 1874style="text-align:center;"|3,186 3,437 −7.3%8.01 3.09397.8 1,030
Port Hawkesbury January 22, 1889style="text-align:center;"|3,214 3,366 −4.5%8.1 3.1396.8 1,028
Shelburne April 4, 1907 [5] style="text-align:center;"|1,743 1,686 +3.4%8.84 3.41197.2 511
Stellarton October 22, 1889style="text-align:center;"|4,208 4,485 −6.2%8.99 3.47468.1 1,212
Stewiacke August 30, 1906style="text-align:center;"|1,373 1,438 −4.5%17.62 6.8077.9 202
Trenton March 18, 1911style="text-align:center;"|2,474 2,616 −5.4%6.07 2.34407.6 1,056
Truro May 6, 1875style="text-align:center;"|12,261 12,059 +1.7%34.49 13.32355.5 921
Westville August 20, 1894style="text-align:center;"|3,628 3,798 −4.5%14.23 5.49255.0 660
Wolfville March 4, 1893style="text-align:center;"|4,195 4,269 −1.7%6.46 2.49649.4 1,682
Yarmouth August 6, 1890style="text-align:center;"|6,518 6,761 −3.6%10.57 4.08616.7 1,597
Total—97,49599,283−1.8%248.65 96.00 392.1 1,016
Province of Nova Scotia—923,598921,727+0.2%52,942.27 20,441.12 17.45 45.2

Former towns

NameDissolution
date		Population
(2011) [6] 		Population
(2006) [6] 		Change
(%) [6] 		Area [6] Population
density [6]
km2sq mi/km2/sq mi
Bedford April 1, 1996 [7] 23,01916,60138.7
Bridgetown April 1, 2015 [8] 949972−2.43.541.37267.8694
Canso July 1, 2012 [8] 806911−11.55.422.09148.8385
Dominion April 1, 1995 [7] 1,1932,022−3.4
Glace Bay April 1, 1995 [7] 19,07619,968−4.735.1513.57542.71,406
Hantsport July 1, 2015 [8] 1,1591,191−2.72.130.82544.61,411
Inverness [ citation needed ]1,3871,464−5.5
Joggins 1949 [9]
Liverpool April 1, 1996 [7] 2,6532,759−3.83.481.34761.61,973
Louisbourg April 1, 1995 [7] 946988−4.33.31.3286.8743
New Waterford April 1, 1995 [7] 8,9429,661−7.420.818.03429.71,113
North Sydney April 1, 1995 [7] 6,0486,552−7.7
Parrsboro November 1, 2016 [10] 1,3051,401−6.914.885.7587.7227
Port Hood August 1946 [11]
Springhill April 1, 2015 [8] 3,8683,941−1.911.154.31346.8898
Sydney Mines April 1, 1995 [7] 14,13515,500−9.6
Wedgeport December 22, 1947 [12] 1,1801,207−2.29.723.75121.4314
Windsor April 1, 20203,6483,785+3.8%9.113.52400.41,037

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References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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. 1 2 3 4 "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.
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