Greenwood, Nova Scotia facts for kids
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Greenwood
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Village
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| Nickname(s):
The Valley's Hidden Jewel - G-wood - GWD
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 Greenwood, Nova Scotia
Location in Nova Scotia
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Kings County |
| Founded | 1770 |
| Incorporated Village | 1961 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
West Nova |
| Provincial | Kings West |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Commission |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 5,369 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian postal code |
B0P 1N0 & B0P 1R0
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| Area code(s) | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 242, 760, 765, 804, 996 |
| NTS Map | 021A15 |
| GNBC Code | CAORH |
| Website | greenwood novascotia.com |
Greenwood is a village in the western part of Kings County in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley.
History
Greenwood was a small hamlet south of the Dominion Atlantic Railway's Kingston Station. In 1942, the Royal Air Force created the RAF Station Greenwood and built an aerodrome on nearby farmland for a facility to train aircrew under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Royal Canadian Air Force took over the facility in 1944. It was renamed RCAF Station Greenwood, a name it kept until the February 1, 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces. Then the airfield and related facilities were renamed CFB Greenwood.
During the 1970s–2000s, the village of Greenwood grew in population, as many other air force bases in eastern Canada closed and their aircraft and personnel moved to CFB Greenwood.
Now, the village and base's combined population is about 4,500. The village has many services and is also the location of the Greenwood Mall, the largest shopping centre in the western part of the Annapolis Valley
Schools
- École Rose-des-Vents
- Dwight Ross School
Climate
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35 (95) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23 (73) |
18.3 (64.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−7 (19) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.9 (−20.0) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−35.5 (−31.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 113.9 (4.48) |
83.2 (3.28) |
97.8 (3.85) |
77.4 (3.05) |
84.6 (3.33) |
77.5 (3.05) |
93.5 (3.68) |
79.4 (3.13) |
97.4 (3.83) |
98.3 (3.87) |
110.6 (4.35) |
113.8 (4.48) |
1,127.3 (44.38) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
