| Cowie Hill | |
| Type: | Community |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Nova Scotia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Nova Scotia |
| Coordinates: | 44.6214°N -63.6214°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Halifax |
| Subdivision Type3: | Community |
| Subdivision Name3: | Halifax |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal District |
| Subdivision Name4: | District 9 (Halifax West Armdale) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.32 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 782, 902 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | GNBC code |
Cowie Hill is a community within the urban area of the Municipality of Halifax, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The hill on which it is situated was originally called Cowie's Hill, named after one of the original owners of the land, Robert Cowie. In 1752, Cowie, a British merchant, was granted the land by Governor Edward Cornwallis. Over time, the apostrophe s in Cowie's Hill was dropped.
In the 1970s, the community began to urbanize. Two apartment buildings have been built since then; Armdale Place (known colloquially as Top of the Mountain), and Ridgeway Towers.
Cowie Hill is a relatively small community with about 132ha of landmass.[2] The community overlooks the Northwest Arm, and is approximately 6.1km (03.8miles) from Downtown Halifax.[3]
Throughout the community, there are distinctive townhouses that line narrow, one-way streets. Its main streets include Cowie Hill Road, Highfield Street, and Ridgevalley Road. Side streets include Abbey Road, Bromley Road, Cavendish Road, Drumdonald Road, Limerick Road, and Shepherd Road.
There is a large park called the J. Albert Walker Memorial Sports Field.
The only demographic information that pertains to Cowie Hill is that there are approximately 26,500 people that live within District 9 (Halifax West Armdale).[4] However, there is not specific demographic information for the community of Cowie Hill.
Currently, there are two transit routes that traverse through the community.
Halifax Transit Routes