Priestville, Nova Scotia

Priestville
Designated place
Priestville Location of Priestville in
Coordinates: 45°34′19″N62°37′29″W / 45.571996°N 62.624719°W / 45.571996; -62.624719 (Priestville, Nova Scotia) [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Pictou
Area  (2021) [2]
• Land	0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	157
Time zone	UTC– 04:00 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC– 03:00 (ADT)
Area code	902

Priestville is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. ^{[3] [4]}

Geography

Priestville is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) southeast of New Glasgow on Route 347, just north of the Trans-Canada Highway. ^[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Priestville had a population of 157 living in 73 of its 79 total private dwellings, a change of -3.7% from its 2016 population of 163. With a land area of 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 218.1/km² (564.8/sq mi) in 2021. ^[2]

References

1. "Priestville". GeoNOVA. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
3. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 561. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
4. "Priestville". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 29 November 2025.