River Hebert, Nova Scotia

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River Hebert
Village
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River Hebert
Location of River Hebert in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°41′24.40″N64°22′54.99″W / 45.6901111°N 64.3819417°W / 45.6901111; -64.3819417
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
County Cumberland County
Area
 • Total6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total468
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone AST

River Hebert is a village on the River Hebert in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.It is approximately 25 kilometres southwest of Amherst. As of 2021 the population was 468.

The village and the river are both named after Louis Hébert, an early French settler from Port Royal, who navigated the river. [1]

Until the late 20th century, coal mining was the major industry in the area, but the last mine closed in 1981.

River Hebert is home to 1442 River Hebert Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, founded in 1949. [2] River Hebert has one school that is open to students from grades pre-primary to 12, a public library, a medical centre, and it is home to Heritage Models, a tourist attraction that features scale models of local areas of interest, such as the home of Amos Peck "King" Seaman. The Village is also home to a gas station, which was burned down, but has since been replaced.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, River Hebert had a population of 468 living in 216 of its 245 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ "Public Archives of Nova Scotia - Place Names and places of Nova Scotia - River Hebert" . Retrieved 2007-10-11.[ dead link ] Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240429204222/https://archives.novascotia.ca/places/page/?ID=576.
  2. ↑ "The Amherst Citizen: News - Cadet life valuable for young people" . Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.


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