| East Hants | |
| Official Name: | Municipality of the District of East Hants |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Motto: | Home of The World's Highest Recorded Tides |
| Mapsize: | 275px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nova Scotia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hants |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Kings—Hants |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Hants East |
| Government Type: | East Hants Municipal Council |
| Leader Title: | Municipal Seat |
| Leader Name: | Elmsdale |
| Leader Title1: | Warden |
| Leader Name1: | Eleanor Roulston |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 14, 1879 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 1786.56 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 22453 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | 1.5% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Census ranking |
| Population Blank2: | 185 of 4,870 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 45.05°N -63.75°W |
| Area Code: | 902 |
| Blank Name: | Dwellings |
| Blank Info: | 8,753 |
| Blank1 Name: | Median Income* |
| Blank1 Info: | $56,591 CDN |
| Footnotes: |
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East Hants, officially named the Municipality of the District of East Hants, is a district municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
With its administrative seat in Elmsdale, the district municipality occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the West Hants Regional Municipality. It was made in 1861 from the former townships of Uniacke, Rawdon, Douglas, Walton, Shubenacadie and Maitland. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of East Hants had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1786.53km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22,453 | 1.5% | |
| 2011 | 22,111 | N/A (redefined boundaries) | |
| 2006 | 23,387 | 2.7% | |
| 2001 | 20,821 | 5.3% | |
| 1996 | 19,767 | 6.5% | |
| 1991 | 18,560 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English only | 20,515 | 96.02% | |
| Other languages | 515 | 2.41% | |
| French only | 310 | 1.45% | |
| Both English and French | 25 | 0.12% |
The Public Works division operates two water utility distribution sites and three sewage collection and treatment systems for communities in the serviced areas adjacent to Highway 102 and along the Shubenacadie River. The division also operates an engineered spring which draws additional water from Grand Lake to the Shubenacadie River during low water level events. Drinking water is distributed across 71.0 kilometers of main distribution lines. Wastewater is distributed through 80.5 kilometers of wastewater collection mains. Please visit the Public Works section for more detailed information. The Environmental Services division works closely with Public Works. This division monitors and reviews data to ensure compliance of operating approvals. Environmental Services also runs a watershed protection program that focuses on building awareness of watershed issues that impact watersheds of interest to the municipality.[5]