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 Archived 2005-04-11 at the Wayback Machine.

Incorporated municipalities in Nova Scotia are either counties, towns or regional municipalities. There are no incorporated cities in Nova Scotia as of 1996.

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has four regional municipalities.

Regional municipalities of Nova Scotia
Name Population
(2021)[1]		 Population
(2016)[1]		 Change
(%)[1]		 Area
(km²)[1]		 Population
density[1]
Cape Breton93,694 94,285 −0.6%2,419.7038.7
Halifax439,819 403,131 +9.1%5,475.5780.3
Queens10,422 10,302 +1.2%2,387.524.4
West Hants19,509 19,016 +2.6%1,250.515.6
Total regional municipalities 563,444 526,734 +7.0% 11,533.29 48.85

Towns

Nova Scotia has 25 towns.

Towns of Nova Scotia
Name 2021 Census of Population[1]
Population
(2021)		 Population
(2016)		 Change
 Land area
(km²)		 Population
density
Amherst9,404 9,413 −0.1%12.07779.1/km2
Annapolis Royal530 491 +7.9%1.98267.7/km2
Antigonish4,656 4,364 +6.7%4.98934.9/km2
Berwick2,455 2,509 −2.2%6.53376.0/km2
Bridgewater8,790 8,532 +3.0%13.63644.9/km2
Clark's Harbour725 758 −4.4%2.82257.1/km2
Digby2,001 2,060 −2.9%3.16633.2/km2
Kentville6,630 6,271 +5.7%17.08388.2/km2
Lockeport476 531 −10.4%2.32205.2/km2
Lunenburg2,396 2,263 +5.9%4.04593.1/km2
Mahone Bay1,064 1,036 +2.7%3.12341.0/km2
Middleton1,873 1,832 +2.2%5.55337.5/km2
Mulgrave627 722 −13.2%17.8335.2/km2
New Glasgow9,471 9,075 +4.4%9.96950.9/km2
Oxford1,170 1,190 −1.7%10.68109.6/km2
Pictou3,107 3,186 −2.5%7.99388.9/km2
Port Hawkesbury3,210 3,214 −0.1%8.1396.3/km2
Shelburne1,644 1,743 −5.7%8.75187.9/km2
Stellarton4,007 4,208 −4.8%8.99445.7/km2
Stewiacke1,557 1,373 +13.4%17.6288.4/km2
Trenton2,407 2,474 −2.7%6.07396.5/km2
Truro12,954 12,261 +5.7%37.52345.3/km2
Westville3,540 3,628 −2.4%14.24248.6/km2
Wolfville5,057 4,195 +20.5%6.46782.8/km2
Yarmouth6,829 6,518 +4.8%10.57646.1/km2
Total 96,580 93,847 +2.9% 242.06 399.0/km2
Province of Nova Scotia 969,383 923,598 +5.0% 52,824.71 18.35/km2

Municipal districts

Nova Scotia has 11 municipal districts.

Municipal districts
Name Incorporation
date[2]		 2021 Census of Population[1]
Population
(2021)		 Population
(2016)		 Change
 Land area
(km²)		 Population
density
ArgyleApril 17, 18797,870 7,899 −0.4%1,526.075.2/km2
BarringtonApril 17, 18796,523 6,646 −1.9%631.9810.3/km2
ChesterApril 17, 187910,693 10,310 +3.7%1,120.619.5/km2
ClareApril 17, 18797,678 8,018 −4.2%851.149.0/km2
DigbyApril 17, 18797,242 7,107 +1.9%1,654.594.4/km2
East HantsApril 17, 187922,892 22,453 +2.0%1,786.5312.8/km2
GuysboroughApril 17, 18794,585 4,670 −1.8%2,115.252.2/km2
LunenburgApril 17, 187925,545 24,863 +2.7%1,757.7914.5/km2
ShelburneApril 17, 18794,336 4,288 +1.1%1,816.712.4/km2
St. Mary'sApril 17, 18792,161 2,233 −3.2%1,904.081.1/km2
YarmouthApril 17, 187910,067 9,845 +2.3%584.6917.2/km2
Total district municipalities — 109,592 108,332 +1.2% 15,749.44 7.0/km2

Villages

Nova Scotia has 21 villages.

Villages of Nova Scotia
Name[3] Historical county[3] Rural municipality[3] Population
(2011)[4]		 Population
(2006)[4]		 Change
(%)[4]
AylesfordKingsKingsMunicipality of the County of Kings2,4082,445−1.5
BaddeckVictoriaVictoriaMunicipality of the County of Victoria1,9882,154−8.4
Bible HillColchesterColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester8,9138,4805.1
CanningKingsKingsMunicipality of the County of Kings2,5892,760−6.6
ChesterLunenburgChesterMunicipality of the District of Chester2,3482,2942.4
Cornwallis SquareKingsKingsMunicipality of the County of Kings1,8771,941−3.4
DoverGuysboroughGuysboroughMunicipality of the District of Guysboroughn/an/an/a
FreeportDigbyDigbyMunicipality of the District of Digbyn/an/an/a
GreenwoodKingsKingsMunicipality of the County of Kings5,3695,2891.5
HebbvilleLunenburgLunenburgMunicipality of the District of Lunenburgn/an/an/a
KingstonKingsKingsMunicipality of the County of Kings5,1745,176−0.0
LawrencetownAnnapolisAnnapolisMunicipality of the County of Annapolis1,7391,793−3.1
New MinasKingsKingsMunicipality of the County of Kings5,1355,0551.2
Port WilliamsKingsKingsMunicipality of the County of Kings1,7031,766−3.7
PugwashCumberlandCumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland1,4201,513−6.5
River HebertCumberlandCumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland1,2961,330−2.6
St. Peter'sRichmondRichmondMunicipality of the County of Richmond1,4921,4532.7
TatamagoucheColchesterColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester2,0372,070−1.6
TivertonDigbyDigbyMunicipality of the District of Digbyn/an/an/a
WestportDigbyDigbyMunicipality of the District of Digbyn/an/an/a
WeymouthDigbyDigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby1,7731,839−3.7
Total villages — — 48,754 48,873 −0.2

Other communities

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "2021StatCanNS" defined multiple times with different content.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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