Urbania, Nova Scotia

Urbania
Road sign in Urbania
Urbania Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°12′53″N63°25′33″W / 45.21472°N 63.42583°W / 45.21472; -63.42583
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Hants County
Municipality	East Hants Municipality
Highest elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code	B0N 2H0
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	883
NTS Map	011E03
GNBC Code	CBNBF

Urbania is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. ^{[1] [2]} Urbania was consistently the location of a post office serving the surrounding area from July 1 1870 until June 30 1966 when a new postal route was established in Shubenacadie. ^[3] Present day Urbania consists mostly of farmland.

Etymology

Urbania was known as Carleton until 1860. "Urbania" is considered indicative of the hopes of the inhabitants when it was chosen as a name. ^[3]

References

1. "Nova Scotia GeoNames". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
2. "Canadian Geographical Names Database". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
3. Lovell, J. Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada. Montreal: John Lovell & Son Ltd. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

Further reading

• Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 699. Retrieved 14 July 2025.

45°12′53″N63°25′33″W / 45.21472°N 63.42583°W / 45.21472; -63.42583 (Urbania, Nova Scotia)