List of communities in Nova Scotia facts for kids
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 four regional municipalities.
| Name | Population (2016) |
Population (2011) |
Change (%) |
Area (km²) |
Population density |
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| 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.
| Name | 2016 Census of Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2016) |
Population (2011) |
Change |
Land area (km2) |
Population density |
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| 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 |
| 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.
| Name | Incorporation date |
2021 Census of Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change |
Land area (km²) |
Population density (/km2) |
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| Argyle | April 17, 1879 | 7,870 | 7,899 | −0.4% | 1,526.07 | 5.2 |
| Barrington | April 17, 1879 | 6,523 | 6,646 | −1.9% | 631.98 | 10.3 |
| Chester | April 17, 1879 | 10,693 | 10,310 | +3.7% | 1,120.61 | 9.5 |
| Clare | April 17, 1879 | 7,678 | 8,018 | −4.2% | 851.14 | 9.0 |
| Digby | April 17, 1879 | 7,242 | 7,107 | +1.9% | 1,654.59 | 4.4 |
| East Hants | April 17, 1879 | 22,892 | 22,453 | +2.0% | 1,786.53 | 12.8 |
| Guysborough | April 17, 1879 | 4,585 | 4,670 | −1.8% | 2,115.25 | 2.2 |
| Lunenburg | April 17, 1879 | 25,545 | 24,863 | +2.7% | 1,757.79 | 14.5 |
| Shelburne | April 17, 1879 | 4,336 | 4,288 | +1.1% | 1,816.71 | 2.4 |
| St. Mary's | April 17, 1879 | 2,161 | 2,233 | −3.2% | 1,904.08 | 1.1 |
| Yarmouth | April 17, 1879 | 10,067 | 9,845 | +2.3% | 584.69 | 17.2 |
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Villages
Nova Scotia has 21 villages.
| Name | Historical county | Rural municipality | Population (2011) |
Population (2006) |
Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesford | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 2,408 | 2,445 | -1.5 |
| Baddeck | Victoria | Municipality of the County of Victoria | 1,988 | 2,154 | -8.4 |
| Bible Hill | Colchester | Municipality of the County of Colchester | 8,913 | 8,480 | 5.1 |
| Canning | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 2,589 | 2,760 | -6.6 |
| Chester | Lunenburg | Municipality of the District of Chester | 2,348 | 2,294 | 2.4 |
| Cornwallis Square | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 1,877 | 1,941 | -3.4 |
| Dover | Guysborough | Municipality of the District of Guysborough | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Freeport | Digby | Municipality of the District of Digby | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Greenwood | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 5,369 | 5,289 | 1.5 |
| Hebbville | Lunenburg | Municipality of the District of Lunenburg | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kingston | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 5,174 | 5,176 | -0.0 |
| Lawrencetown | Annapolis | Municipality of the County of Annapolis | 1,739 | 1,793 | -3.1 |
| New Minas | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 5,135 | 5,055 | 1.2 |
| Port Williams | Kings | Municipality of the County of Kings | 1,703 | 1,766 | -3.7 |
| Pugwash | Cumberland | Municipality of the County of Cumberland | 1,420 | 1,513 | -6.5 |
| River Hebert | Cumberland | Municipality of the County of Cumberland | 1,296 | 1,330 | -2.6 |
| St. Peter's | Richmond | Municipality of the County of Richmond | 1,492 | 1,453 | 2.7 |
| Tatamagouche | Colchester | Municipality of the County of Colchester | 2,037 | 2,070 | -1.6 |
| Tiverton | Digby | Municipality of the District of Digby | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Westport | Digby | Municipality of the District of Digby | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Weymouth | Digby | Municipality of the District of Digby | 1,773 | 1,839 | -3.7 |
| Total villages | — | — | 48,754 | 48,873 | -0.2 |
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See also
Communities in Canada's provinces and territories
- Demographics of Nova Scotia
- Geography of Nova Scotia
- List of counties of Nova Scotia
- List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
- List of towns in Nova Scotia
- List of villages in Nova Scotia
- List of Indian reserves in Nova Scotia
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