| Official Name: | Queens County, Nova Scotia |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Nova Scotia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nova Scotia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Region of Queens Municipality |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | South Shore—St. Margarets |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Queens-Shelburne |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | July 21, 1762 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | April 17, 1879 |
| Extinct Title: | Amalgamated |
| Extinct Date: | April 1, 1996 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2398.63 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 10,960 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4.6 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2°N -65°W |
| Area Code: | 902 |
| Blank Name: | Median Earnings* |
| Blank Info: | $39,972 |
| Website: | regionofqueens.com |
| Footnotes: |
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Queens County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Liverpool, the county seat of Queens County, was founded in 1759 by the New England Planters. Founded for the most part by New England settlers, Liverpool maintained strong ties with the American colonies until the sudden outbreak of the American Revolution.
On July 21, 1762 the Lieutenant Governor and Council of Nova Scotia declared that "the Townships of Liverpool, Barrington and Yarmouth together with the intermediate lands should be erected into a county by the name of Queens County". Parts of the new county were taken from Lunenburg County, which now lies to the northeast.
In 1784, Shelburne County was formed in part from southwestern portions of Queens County. The new county boundaries were established by an Order-in-Council dated December 16, 1785.
Queens County contains substantial portions of Kejimkujik National Park, including the main body of the park inland north of Caledonia and the Seaside Adjunct near Port Joli and Port Mouton.
In 1996, the county's municipal government merged with the town of Liverpool to form the Region of Queens Municipality, thus the county is contiguous with the boundaries of the regional municipality, minus First Nations reserves.
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Queens County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2393.44km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,351 | 5.6% | |
| 2011 | 10,960 | 2.2% | |
| 2006 | 11,212 | 4.4% | |
| 2001 | 11,723 | 5.6% | |
| 1996 | 12,417 | 4.1% | |
| 1991 | 12,923 | 1.6% | |
| 1986 | 13,125 | 0.0% | |
| 1981 | 13,126 | N/A | |
| 1941 | 12,028 | ||
| 1931 | 10,612 | ||
| 1921 | 9,944 | ||
| 1911 | 10,106 | ||
| 1901 | 10,226 | ||
| 1891 | 10,610 | ||
| 1881 | 10,577 | ||
| 1871 | 10,554 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English only | 10,570 | 97.69% | |
| French only | 80 | 0.74% | |
| Non-official languages | 150 | 1.39% | |
| Multiple responses | 20 | 0.18% |
Ethnic Groups (2006)[5]
| Ethnic Origin | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,255 | 47.6% | |
| German | 3,110 | 28.1% | |
| English | 3,010 | 27.2% | |
| Scottish | 2,225 | 20.1% | |
| Irish | 1,740 | 15.7% | |
| French | 1,205 | 10.9% | |
| Dutch (Netherlands) | 915 | 8.3% | |
| 870 | 7.9% |
See main article: List of communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia.