List of communities in Nova Scotia facts for kids

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This is a list of communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, as designated by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.

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
Towns
Municipal districts
Villages
Other communities

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has three regional municipalities.

Regional municipalities of Nova Scotia
Name	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change (%)	Area (km²)	Population density
Cape Breton	&&&&&&&&&&094285.&&&&&094,285	&&&&&&&&&&097398.&&&&&097,398	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-4.800000-3.2	&&&&&&&&&&&02430.&600002,430.06	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.80000038.8
Halifax	&&&&&&&&&0403131.&&&&&0403,131	&&&&&&&&&0390096.&&&&&0390,096	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.3000003.3	&&&&&&&&&&&05490.3500005,490.35	&&&&&&&&&&&&&073.40000073.4
Queens	&&&&&&&&&&010307.&&&&&010,307	&&&&&&&&&&010917.&&&&&010,917	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-6.400000-5.6	&&&&&&&&&&&02392.6300002,392.63	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.3000004.3
Total regional municipalities	&&&&&&&&&0507723.&&&&&0507,723	&&&&&&&&&0498411.&&&&&0498,411	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01.0	&&&&&&&&&&010313.&4000010,313.04	&&&&&&&&&&&&&049.20000049.2

Towns

Main page: List of towns in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has 27 towns.

Towns of Nova Scotia
Name	2016 Census of Population
Name	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density
Amherst	9,413	9,717	Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.1%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&7000012.07	779.9/km²
Annapolis Royal	491	481	&10000000000000002079002+2.1%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&400002.04	240.7/km²
Antigonish	4,364	4,524	Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.5%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&100005.01	871.1/km²
Berwick	2,509	2,454	&10000000000000002241238+2.2%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.5800006.58	381.3/km²
Bridgewater	8,532	8,241	&10000000000000003531124+3.5%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&013.63000013.63	626.0/km²
Clark's Harbour	758	820	Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.6%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.8100002.81	269.8/km²
Digby	2,060	2,152	Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.3%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.1500003.15	654.0/km²
Kentville	6,271	6,094	&10000000000000002904496+2.9%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.26000017.26	363.3/km²
Lockeport	531	588	Template:Number table sorting/negative−9.7%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.3300002.33	227.9/km²
Lunenburg	2,263	2,313	Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.2%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&400004.04	560.1/km²
Mahone Bay	1,036	943	&10000000000000009862142+9.9%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.1200003.12	332.1/km²
Middleton	1,832	1,749	&10000000000000004745568+4.7%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.5700005.57	328.9/km²
Mulgrave	722	794	Template:Number table sorting/negative−9.1%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.83000017.83	40.5/km²
New Glasgow	9,075	9,562	Template:Number table sorting/negative−5.1%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.9600009.96	911.1/km²
Oxford	1,190	1,151	&10000000000000003388357+3.4%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.76000010.76	110.6/km²
Pictou	3,186	3,437	Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.3%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&100008.01	397.8/km²
Port Hawkesbury	3,214	3,366	Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.5%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.1000008.1	396.8/km²
Shelburne	1,743	1,686	&10000000000000003380782+3.4%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.8400008.84	197.2/km²
Stellarton	4,208	4,485	Template:Number table sorting/negative−6.2%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.9900008.99	468.1/km²
Stewiacke	1,373	1,438	Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.5%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&017.62000017.62	77.9/km²
Trenton	2,474	2,616	Template:Number table sorting/negative−5.4%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&700006.07	407.6/km²
Truro	12,261	12,059	&10000000000000001675097+1.7%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&034.49000034.49	355.5/km²
Westville	3,628	3,798	Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.5%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&014.23000014.23	255.0/km²
Windsor	3,648	3,785	Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.6%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.1100009.11	400.4/km²
Wolfville	4,195	4,269	Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.7%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.4600006.46	649.4/km²
Yarmouth	6,518	6,761	Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.6%	&&&&&&&&&&&&&010.57000010.57	616.7/km²
Total	97,495	99,283	Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.8%	&&&&&&&&&&&&0248.650000248.65	392.1/km²
Province of Nova Scotia	923,598	921,727	&10000000000000000202988+0.2%	&&&&&&&&&&052942.27000052,942.27	17.45/km²

Municipal districts

Main page: List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has 12 municipal districts.

Municipal districts
Name	Incorporation date	2016 Census of Population
Name	Incorporation date	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density
Argyle	April 17, 1879	7,899	8,252	Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.3%	&&&&&&&&&&&01528.1700001,528.17	5.2/km²
Barrington	April 17, 1879	6,646	6,994	Template:Number table sorting/negative−5.0%	&&&&&&&&&&&&0632.350000632.35	10.5/km²
Chester	April 17, 1879	10,310	10,599	Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.7%	&&&&&&&&&&&01122.1100001,122.11	9.2/km²
Clare	April 17, 1879	8,018	8,319	Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.6%	&&&&&&&&&&&&0852.550000852.55	9.4/km²
Digby	April 17, 1879	7,107	7,463	Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.8%	&&&&&&&&&&&01657.3300001,657.33	4.3/km²
East Hants	April 17, 1879	22,453	22,111	&10000000000000001546741+1.5%	&&&&&&&&&&&01786.5600001,786.56	12.6/km²
Guysborough	April 17, 1879	4,670	4,995	Template:Number table sorting/negative−6.5%	&&&&&&&&&&&02116.8600002,116.86	2.2/km²
Lunenburg	April 17, 1879	24,863	25,118	Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.0%	&&&&&&&&&&&01759.5900001,759.59	14.1/km²
Shelburne	April 17, 1879	4,288	4,408	Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.7%	&&&&&&&&&&&01821.&700001,821.07	2.4/km²
St. Mary's	April 17, 1879	2,233	2,354	Template:Number table sorting/negative−5.1%	&&&&&&&&&&&01909.4700001,909.47	1.2/km²
West Hants	April 17, 1879	15,368	15,324	&10000000000000000287131+0.3%	&&&&&&&&&&&01244.&900001,244.09	12.4/km²
Yarmouth	April 17, 1879	9,845	10,105	Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.6%	&&&&&&&&&&&&0586.650000586.65	16.8/km²
Total district municipalities	—	123,700	126,042	Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.9%	&&&&&&&&&&017016.80000017,016.8	7.3/km²

Notes

Villages

Main page: List of villages in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has 22 villages.

Villages of Nova Scotia
Name	Historical county	Rural municipality	Population (2011)	Population (2006)	Change (%)
Aylesford	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	&&&&&&&&&&&02408.&&&&&02,408	&&&&&&&&&&&02445.&&&&&02,445	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-2.500000-1.5
Baddeck	Victoria	VictoriaMunicipality of the County of Victoria	&&&&&&&&&&&01988.&&&&&01,988	&&&&&&&&&&&02154.&&&&&02,154	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-9.600000-8.4
Bible Hill	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	&&&&&&&&&&&08913.&&&&&08,913	&&&&&&&&&&&08480.&&&&&08,480	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.1000005.1
Canning	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	&&&&&&&&&&&02589.&&&&&02,589	&&&&&&&&&&&02760.&&&&&02,760	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-7.400000-6.6
Chester	Lunenburg	ChesterMunicipality of the District of Chester	&&&&&&&&&&&02348.&&&&&02,348	&&&&&&&&&&&02294.&&&&&02,294	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.4000002.4
Cornwallis Square	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	&&&&&&&&&&&01877.&&&&&01,877	&&&&&&&&&&&01941.&&&&&01,941	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-4.600000-3.4
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	&&&&&&&&&&&05369.&&&&&05,369	&&&&&&&&&&&05289.&&&&&05,289	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.5000001.5
Hebbville	Lunenburg	LunenburgMunicipality of the District of Lunenburg	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kingston	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	&&&&&&&&&&&05174.&&&&&05,174	&&&&&&&&&&&05176.&&&&&05,176	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&-0-0.0
Lawrencetown	Annapolis	AnnapolisMunicipality of the County of Annapolis	&&&&&&&&&&&01739.&&&&&01,739	&&&&&&&&&&&01793.&&&&&01,793	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-4.900000-3.1
New Minas	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	&&&&&&&&&&&05135.&&&&&05,135	&&&&&&&&&&&05055.&&&&&05,055	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.2000001.2
Port Williams	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	&&&&&&&&&&&01703.&&&&&01,703	&&&&&&&&&&&01766.&&&&&01,766	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-4.300000-3.7
Pugwash	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	&&&&&&&&&&&01420.&&&&&01,420	&&&&&&&&&&&01513.&&&&&01,513	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-7.500000-6.5
River Hebert	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	&&&&&&&&&&&01296.&&&&&01,296	&&&&&&&&&&&01330.&&&&&01,330	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-3.400000-2.6
St. Peter's	Richmond	RichmondMunicipality of the County of Richmond	&&&&&&&&&&&01492.&&&&&01,492	&&&&&&&&&&&01453.&&&&&01,453	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.7000002.7
Tatamagouche	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	&&&&&&&&&&&02037.&&&&&02,037	&&&&&&&&&&&02070.&&&&&02,070	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-2.400000-1.6
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	&&&&&&&&&&&01773.&&&&&01,773	&&&&&&&&&&&01839.&&&&&01,839	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-4.300000-3.7
Total villages	—	—	&&&&&&&&&&048754.&&&&&048,754	&&&&&&&&&&048873.&&&&&048,873	&&&&&&&&&&&&&0-1.800000-0.2

Other communities

Abbots Dyke
Acaciaville
Acacia Valley
Advocate Harbour
Argyle Sound
Arichat
Arisaig
Arlington
Aspen
Atlanta
Atlantic
Atwoods Brook
Aylesford
Auburn

Baccaro
Bald Rock
Bangor
Barrachois (Cape Breton County)
Barrachois (Colchester County)
Barrington
Barrington Passage
Barrington West
Bass River
Bayport
Bayside
Bay St. Lawrence
Bear Cove (Digby)
Bear Cove (Halifax)
Bear Point
Bear River
Beaver Dam
Bedford
Benacadie
Ben Eoin
Beinn Bhreagh
Beinn Scalpie
Big Beach
Big Pond
Big Pond Centre
Birchtown
Blanche
Blomidon
Borneo
Bramber
Brass Hill
Brighton
Brookfield
Brooklyn
Brook Village
Bucklaw

Caledonia
Cambridge (Hants County)
Cambridge (Kings County)
Campbell
Canaan (Kings County)
Canaan (Lunenburg County)
Canaan (Yarmouth County)
Canso
Cape Negro
Cape North
Capstick
Cannes
Carleton Village
Castle Bay
Central Woods Harbour
Centre Burlington
Centreville (Shelburne County)
Charlesville
Chéticamp
Chéverie
Cherrybrook
Christmas Island
Church Point
Churchover
Clam Point
Clarksville
Clementsport
Clementsvale
Clyde River
Coffinscroft
Collingwood
Conquerall Mills
Conway
Cornwallis Park
Country Harbour
Creignish

Dartmouth
Debert
Deep Brook
Dingwall
Doctors Cove
Dominion
Donkin
Duncan's Cove

Economy
East Baccaro
East Bay
East Berlin
East LaHave
East Pennant
East Preston
Ecum Secum
Ellershouse
Elmsdale
Elmsvale
Enfield

Fairview
Falmouth
Fall River
Fauxburg
Five Islands
Forbes Point
Forest Glen

Gardner's Mill
Gavelton
Glace Bay
Glen Haven
Goshen
Grand Desert, Nova Scotia
Grand Étang
Grand Pré
Granville Ferry
Great Village
Greenville
Greenwood (Shelburne County)
Guinea
Gunning Cove
Guysborough

Halibut Bay
Halls Harbour
Harrietsfield
Harrigan Cove
Harpellville
Havre Boucher
Hebron
Hebb's Cross
Hectanooga
Herring Cove
Hilden
Hillgrove
Hillsvale
Hopewell
Hubbards

Indian Harbour Lake
Indian Point
Ingomar
Ingonish
Ingonish Beach
Inverness
Ireton
Irishvale
Island View

Joggins
Jordantown
Judique

Kempt Shore
Kelley's Cove
Ketch Harbour
Kingsburg

L'Ardoise
Lake Annis
Lake Echo
Lake George (Yarmouth County)
Larry's River
Lawrencetown (Halifax County)
Lime Hill
Little Brook
Little River Harbour
Liverpool
Lochaber Mines
Londonderry
Louisbourg (also spelled Louisburg)
Louisdale
Lower Argyle
Lower Burlington
Lower Clarks Harbour
Lower East Pubnico
Lower Eel Brook
Lower Shag Harbour
Lower Wedgeport
Lower West Pubnico
Lower Woods Harbour
Lucasville
Lyons Brook

Mabou
Maccan
Marion Bridge
Maitland
Malay Falls
Marinette
Martinique
McNutts Island
Meat Cove
Melbourne
Melrose
Meteghan
Meteghan River
Middle Cape
Middle La Have
Middle Musquodoboit
Milford Station
Middle West Pubnico
Middle LaHave
Milton
Miramichi
Moosehead
Mooseland
Moose River Gold Mines
Mount Denson
Mount Hanley
Mount Uniacke
Mushaboom
Musquodoboit Harbour

Necum Teuch
New Canada
New Cumberland
New Germany
New Grafton
New Ross
New Waterford
Newcombville
Newellton
Newport Corner
Newport Station
Nictaux
Nineveh (Lunenburg County)
Nineveh (Victoria County)
Noel
North Alton
North East Harbour
North East Point
North Kemptville
North Preston
Northside East Bay
North Sydney
North West Harbour
Norwood
Nyanza

Oak Park
Oakland
Ohio
Oregon
Overton

Paradise
Passchendaele
Petite Rivière
Pembroke
Pembroke (Yarmouth County)
Pinehurst
Pinkney's Point
Pleasant Bay
Pockwock
Popes Harbour
Port Bickerton
Portage
Portuguese Cove
Porters Lake
Port Clyde
Port Hastings
Port Hood
Port La Tour
Port Maitland
Port Medway
Port Morien
Port Saxon
Priestville
Pubnico

Raynardton
Rawdon
Renfrew
Reynoldscroft
River John
Riverport
Riverhead
Robert's Island
Rockingham
Rockville
Rose Bay
Roseway
Round Bay

St. Andrew's Channel
Sambro
Sambro Creek
Sambro Head
Sand Beach
Sandford
Sandy Cove (Digby)
Sandy Cove (Halifax)
Sandy Cove (Queens)
Saulnierville
Scotch Village
Seal Island
Selma
Sheet Harbour
Sheet Harbour 36
Sheet Harbour Road
Sherbrooke
Sherose Island
Shinimicas Bridge
Ship Harbour
Short Beach
Shubenacadie
Smithsville
Smithville
Sonora
South Belleville
South Canaan
South Rawdon
South Side
Springfield
Springhaven
Springhill
Spryfield
Spry Harbour
Spry Bay
St Croix
Stoney Island
Summerville
Summerville (Yarmouth County)
Sydney Mines
Sydney

Tennycape
Terra Nova
Thomasville
Three Mile Plains
Thorburn
Trafalgar
Tremont
Troy
Tusket
Tusket Falls
Tusket Islands

Upper Burlington
Upper Musquodoboit
Upper Port La Tour
Upper Stewiacke
Upper West Pubnico
Upper Woods Harbour

Valley
Victoria
Villagedale

Walden
Walton
Waterloo
Waterville
Waverley
Wedgeport
West Arichat
West Baccaro
West Berlin
West Branch River John
West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia
West Pennant
West Pubnico
Western Shore
Weston
Weymouth
Whitehill
Whycocomagh
Williamswood
Wine Harbour
Wolfville
Woodstock
Woodville

Yankeetown

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