List of communities in Nova Scotia

This is a list of communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, as designated by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as an unincorporated settlement inside or outside a municipality.

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has three regional municipalities.

Regional municipalities of Nova Scotia
Name	Population (2016)^[1]	Population (2011)^[1]	Change (%)^[1]	Area (km²)^[1]	Population density^[1]
Cape Breton	7004942850000000000♠94,285	7004973980000000000♠97,398	2999680000000000000♠−3.2	7003243006000000000♠2,430.06	7001388009999900000♠38.8
Halifax	7005403131000000000♠403,131	7005390096000000000♠390,096	7000330000000000000♠3.3	7003549035000000000♠5,490.35	7001734000000000000♠73.4
Queens	7004103070000000000♠10,307	7004109170000000000♠10,917	2999440000000000000♠−5.6	7003239263000000000♠2,392.63	7000430000000000000♠4.3
Total regional municipalities	7005507723000000000♠507,723	7005498411000000000♠498,411	7000100000000000000♠1.0	7004103130400000000♠10,313.04	7001492000000000000♠49.2

Towns

Nova Scotia has 27 towns.

Towns of Nova Scotia
Name

Municipal districts

Nova Scotia has 12 municipal districts.

Municipal districts
Name	Incorporation date^[2]	2016 Census of Population^[3]
Name	Incorporation date^[2]	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density
Argyle	April 17, 1879	7,899	8,252	2999572224915172080♠−4.3%	7003152817000000000♠1,528.17	5.2/km²
Barrington	April 17, 1879	6,646	6,994	2999502430654847010♠−5.0%	7002632350000000000♠632.35	10.5/km²
Chester	April 17, 1879	10,310	10,599	2999727332767242190♠−2.7%	7003112211000099999♠1,122.11	9.2/km²
Clare	April 17, 1879	8,018	8,319	2999638177665584810♠−3.6%	7002852550000000000♠852.55	9.4/km²
Digby	April 17, 1879	7,107	7,463	2999522980034838539♠−4.8%	7003165733000000000♠1,657.33	4.3/km²
East Hants	April 17, 1879	22,453	22,111	+1.5%	7003178656000000000♠1,786.56	12.6/km²
Guysborough	April 17, 1879	4,670	4,995	2999349349349349350♠−6.5%	7003211686000000000♠2,116.86	2.2/km²
Lunenburg	April 17, 1879	24,863	25,118	2999898479178278530♠−1.0%	7003175959000000000♠1,759.59	14.1/km²
Shelburne	April 17, 1879^[4]	4,288	4,408	2999727767695099820♠−2.7%	7003182107000000000♠1,821.07	2.4/km²
St. Mary's	April 17, 1879	2,233	2,354	2999485981308411220♠−5.1%	7003190947000000000♠1,909.47	1.2/km²
West Hants	April 17, 1879	15,368	15,324	+0.3%	7003124409000099999♠1,244.09	12.4/km²
Yarmouth	April 17, 1879^[4]	9,845	10,105	2999742701632855020♠−2.6%	7002586650000000000♠586.65	16.8/km²
Total district municipalities	—	123,700	126,042	2999814188921153270♠−1.9%	7004170168000000000♠17,016.8	7.3/km²

Notes

Villages

Nova Scotia has 22 villages.

Villages of Nova Scotia
Name^[5]	Historical county^[5]	Rural municipality^[5]	Population (2011)^[6]	Population (2006)^[6]	Change (%)^[6]
Aylesford	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	7003240800000000000♠2,408	7003244500000000000♠2,445	2999850000000000000♠−1.5
Baddeck	Victoria	VictoriaMunicipality of the County of Victoria	7003198800000000000♠1,988	7003215400000000000♠2,154	2999159999999999999♠−8.4
Bible Hill	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	7003891300000000000♠8,913	7003848000000000000♠8,480	7000510000000099999♠5.1
Canning	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	7003258900000000000♠2,589	7003276000000000000♠2,760	2999340000000000000♠−6.6
Chester	Lunenburg	ChesterMunicipality of the District of Chester	7003234800000000000♠2,348	7003229400000000000♠2,294	7000240000000000000♠2.4
Cornwallis Square	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	7003187700000000000♠1,877	7003194100000000000♠1,941	2999660000000000000♠−3.4
Dover	Guysborough	GuysboroughMunicipality of the District of Guysborough	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freeport	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Greenwood	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	7003536900000000000♠5,369	7003528900000000000♠5,289	7000150000000000000♠1.5
Havre Boucher	Antigonish	AntigonishMunicipality of the County of Antigonish	7003149300000000000♠1,493	7003151500000000000♠1,515	2999850000000000000♠−1.5
Hebbville	Lunenburg	LunenburgMunicipality of the District of Lunenburg	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kingston	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	7003517400000000000♠5,174	7003517600000000000♠5,176	5000000000000000000♠-0.0
Lawrencetown	Annapolis	AnnapolisMunicipality of the County of Annapolis	7003173900000000000♠1,739	7003179300000000000♠1,793	2999690000000000000♠−3.1
New Minas	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	7003513500000000000♠5,135	7003505500000000000♠5,055	7000120000000000000♠1.2
Port Williams	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	7003170300000000000♠1,703	7003176600000000000♠1,766	2999630000000000000♠−3.7
Pugwash	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	7003142000000000000♠1,420	7003151300000000000♠1,513	2999350000000000000♠−6.5
River Hebert	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	7003129600000000000♠1,296	7003133000000000000♠1,330	2999740000000000000♠−2.6
St. Peter's	Richmond	RichmondMunicipality of the County of Richmond	7003149200000000000♠1,492	7003145300000000000♠1,453	7000270000000000000♠2.7
Tatamagouche	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	7003203700000000000♠2,037	7003207000000000000♠2,070	2999840000000000000♠−1.6
Tiverton	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Westport	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Weymouth	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	7003177300000000000♠1,773	7003183900000000000♠1,839	2999630000000000000♠−3.7
Total villages	—	—	7004487540000000000♠48,754	7004488730000000000♠48,873	3000800000000000000♠−0.2

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References

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. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
↑ "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
↑ "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.
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1 2 3 "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2015. pp. 12, 126. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
1 2 3 "Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Government of Nova Scotia. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

External links

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[2011StatCanNS-1] 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. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

[incorporations-2] "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

[2016StatCanNS-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.

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[2015MuniStats-5] 1 2 3 "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2015. pp. 12, 126. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

[2011CommunityCountsNS-6] 1 2 3 "Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Government of Nova Scotia. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

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Historical counties	Annapolis Antigonish Cape Breton Colchester Cumberland Digby Guysborough Halifax Hants Inverness Kings Lunenburg Pictou Queens Richmond Shelburne Victoria Yarmouth
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