List of villages in Nova Scotia explained

A village is a type of community in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia that has a commission established under the Municipal Government Act for the purpose of providing municipal services to a defined area within a larger county or district municipality.[1]

Nova Scotia has 21 villages.[2] According to available population data, Nova Scotia's largest and smallest villages are Bible Hill and River Hebert with populations of 8,913 and 1,296 respectively.

List

Name[3] Historical countyRural municipalityPopulation
(2011)[4]
Population
(2006)
Change
(%)
Kings
Victoria
Colchester
Kings
Chester
Kings
Guysboroughn/a n/a n/a
Digbyn/a n/a n/a
Kings
Lunenburgn/a n/a n/a
Kings
Annapolis
Kings
Kings
Cumberland
Cumberland
Richmond
Colchester
Digbyn/a n/a n/a
Digbyn/a n/a n/a
Digby
Total villages - -

Former villages

Nova Scotia has recognized at least four other villages in its history. The villages of Brooklyn and Milton dissolved on April 1, 1996 upon the amalgamation of the Municipality of the County of Queens with the Town of Liverpool to form the Region of Queens Municipality.[1] On the same date, the villages of Uplands Park and Waverley dissolved upon the amalgamation of the Municipality of the County of Halifax with the cities of Dartmouth and Halifax and the Town of Bedford to form the Halifax Regional Municipality.[1] Havre Boucher was dissolved in 2018.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 . Department of Municipal Affairs . 2, 12 . 2014 . December 5, 2016.
  2. Web site: Municipal Statistics Annual Report: 2018 . Department of Municipal Affairs . Government of Nova Scotia . 26 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 . Department of Municipal Affairs . 12, 126 . 2015 . December 5, 2016.
  4. Web site: Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia) . . December 18, 2012 . January 29, 2013.
  5. News: LeBlanc . Corey . Antigonish County waiting for infrastructure funding to begin ‘shovel ready’ projects The Casket . 26 December 2019 . www.thecasket.ca . en.