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.

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 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	94,285	97,398	−3.2	2,430.06	38.8
Halifax	403,131	390,096	3.3	5,490.35	73.4
Queens	10,307	10,917	−5.6	2,392.63	4.3
Total regional municipalities	507,723	498,411	1.0	10,313.04	49.2

Towns

Nova Scotia has 27 towns.

Towns of Nova Scotia
Name	2016 Census of Population^[2]
Name	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density
Amherst	9,413	9,717	−3.1%	12.07	779.9/km²
Annapolis Royal	491	481	+2.1%	2.04	240.7/km²
Antigonish	4,364	4,524	−3.5%	5.01	871.1/km²
Berwick	2,509	2,454	+2.2%	6.58	381.3/km²
Bridgewater	8,532	8,241	+3.5%	13.63	626.0/km²
Clark's Harbour	758	820	−7.6%	2.81	269.8/km²
Digby	2,060	2,152	−4.3%	3.15	654.0/km²
Kentville	6,271	6,094	+2.9%	17.26	363.3/km²
Lockeport	531	588	−9.7%	2.33	227.9/km²
Lunenburg	2,263	2,313	−2.2%	4.04	560.1/km²
Mahone Bay	1,036	943	+9.9%	3.12	332.1/km²
Middleton	1,832	1,749	+4.7%	5.57	328.9/km²
Mulgrave	722	794	−9.1%	17.83	40.5/km²
New Glasgow	9,075	9,562	−5.1%	9.96	911.1/km²
Oxford	1,190	1,151	+3.4%	10.76	110.6/km²
Pictou	3,186	3,437	−7.3%	8.01	397.8/km²
Port Hawkesbury	3,214	3,366	−4.5%	8.1	396.8/km²
Shelburne	1,743	1,686	+3.4%	8.84	197.2/km²
Stellarton	4,208	4,485	−6.2%	8.99	468.1/km²
Stewiacke	1,373	1,438	−4.5%	17.62	77.9/km²
Trenton	2,474	2,616	−5.4%	6.07	407.6/km²
Truro	12,261	12,059	+1.7%	34.49	355.5/km²
Westville	3,628	3,798	−4.5%	14.23	255.0/km²
Windsor	3,648	3,785	−3.6%	9.11	400.4/km²
Wolfville	4,195	4,269	−1.7%	6.46	649.4/km²
Yarmouth	6,518	6,761	−3.6%	10.57	616.7/km²
Total	97,495	99,283	−1.8%	248.65	392.1/km²
Province of Nova Scotia	923,598	921,727	+0.2%	52,942.27	17.45/km²

Municipal districts

Nova Scotia has 12 municipal districts.

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

Villages

Nova Scotia has 21 villages.

Villages of Nova Scotia
Name^[4]	Historical county^[4]	Rural municipality^[4]	Population (2011)^[5]	Population (2006)^[5]	Change (%)^[5]
Aylesford	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	2,408	2,445	−1.5
Baddeck	Victoria	VictoriaMunicipality of the County of Victoria	1,988	2,154	−8.4
Bible Hill	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	8,913	8,480	5.1
Canning	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	2,589	2,760	−6.6
Chester	Lunenburg	ChesterMunicipality of the District of Chester	2,348	2,294	2.4
Cornwallis Square	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	1,877	1,941	−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	5,369	5,289	1.5
Hebbville	Lunenburg	LunenburgMunicipality of the District of Lunenburg	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kingston	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	5,174	5,176	−0.0
Lawrencetown	Annapolis	AnnapolisMunicipality of the County of Annapolis	1,739	1,793	−3.1
New Minas	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	5,135	5,055	1.2
Port Williams	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	1,703	1,766	−3.7
Pugwash	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	1,420	1,513	−6.5
River Hebert	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	1,296	1,330	−2.6
St. Peter's	Richmond	RichmondMunicipality of the County of Richmond	1,492	1,453	2.7
Tatamagouche	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	2,037	2,070	−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	1,773	1,839	−3.7
Total villages	—	—	48,754	48,873	−0.2

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "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.
↑ "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "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.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Government of Nova Scotia. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

Other websites

Map of Nova Scotia Municipalities Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine

[2011StatCanNS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "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.

[2016StatCanNS-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "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.

[incorporations-3] "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

[2015MuniStats-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "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-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "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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