West Hants Regional Municipality

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West Hants
West Hants Regional Municipality
Municipality of the District of West Hants (1879-2020)
Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality (2020)
Motto: 
Windsor/West Hants Together
West Hants Municipal District - Nova Scotia.PNG
Location of West Hants Regional Municipality
Coordinates: 44°58′N64°06′W / 44.967°N 64.100°W / 44.967; -64.100
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
County Hants
IncorporatedApril 17, 1879
AmalgamatedApril 1, 2020
Name changeOctober 6, 2020
Electoral Districts    
Federal

Kings—Hants
Provincial Hants West
Government
  TypeWest Hants Municipal Council
   Municipal Seat Windsor
  MayorAbraham Zebian
Area
[1]
  Land1,244.09 km2 (480.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total15,368
  Density12.4/km2 (32/sq mi)
  Change 2011-16
Increase2.svg0.3%
  Census ranking
275 of 4,870
Time zone UTC−04:00 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Area code 902
Dwellings6,101
Median Income*$46,036 CAD
Website Official website
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

West Hants, officially named the West Hants Regional Municipality, is a regional municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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It occupies the western half of Hants County, running from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the Municipality of the District of East Hants.

The Municipality of the District of West Hants amalgamated with Windsor on April 1, 2020, becoming the Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality. [3] It was renamed as West Hants Regional Municipality on October 6, 2020. [4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the West Hants Regional Municipality had a population of 19,509 living in 8,374 of its 9,136 total private dwellings, a change of

Famous people

The poet George Elliot Clarke is from West Hants. His poem, "West Hants County" tells of the difficult condition of black workers in the gypsum mines at one time in its history.

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References

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  2. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada.
  3. "Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality Act" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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  7. 2011 Census
  8. 1 2 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: West Hants Municipal District, Nova Scotia
  9. Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data