Antrim, Nova Scotia Explained

Official Name:Antrim, Nova Scotia
Settlement Type:Rural Community
Pushpin Map:Nova Scotia
Pushpin Label Position:none
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Halifax Regional Municipality
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:44.9714°N -63.3825°W
Postal Code Type:Canadian Postal Code
Postal Code:B0N 2H0
Area Code:902
Blank Name:Telephone Exchange
Blank Info:384

Antrim is a rural community in the Northwestern part of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Musquodoboit Valley on the Antrim Road off Route 212.

According to the majority of residents, Antrim borders Carroll's Corner where the pavement on Antrim Road meets the gravel section. It was first settled by the Kerrs, McMichael and McMullin families who came from Antrim in Northern Ireland. The community's early name was New Antrim.[1]

Antrim is home to the 69 hectare Antrim Demonstration Woodlot, a woodlot under the management of Nova Forest Alliance. It was developed in 1998 as part of Canada's Model Forest Program.[2]

Antrim Farms Ltd. is a large dairy farming operation run by the Schuurmans family.

Antrim was hit by a tornado on July 22, 2021.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nsplacenames.ca/ Nova Scotia Geographical Names -
  2. http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20020510005 Nova Forest Alliance Leases Crown Land Woodlot -