| Official Name: | Region of Queens Municipality |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Motto: | Rivers, Forest, Sea |
| Mapsize: | 275px |
| Coordinates: | 44.0333°N -107°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nova Scotia |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 1, 1996 |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | South Shore—St. Margaret's |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Government Type: | Queens Regional Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Darlene Norman |
| Area Footnotes: | (2016)[1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 2387.52 |
| Population Total: | 10,422 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | 1.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Census ranking |
| Population Blank2: | 400 of 5,162 |
| Area Code: | 902, 782 |
| Website: | regionofqueens.com |
| Footnotes: |
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| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Blank Name: | Dwellings |
| Blank Info: | 6,150 |
| Blank1 Name: | Median Income* |
| Blank1 Info: | $36,461 CDN |
The Region of Queens Municipality is a regional municipality in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the northern gateway of the UNESCO Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve, a centre of outdoor activities. Campgrounds at Kejimukujik National Park and National Historic Site, Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park, and several other locations offer hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Its seacoast and inland areas are popular photo locations.
The municipality's boundary includes all of Queens County except for First Nations reserves.
The municipality is 2760km2, with a diverse geography. Some of its communities are on the Atlantic Ocean's shoreline, while others are further inland; these differences can lead to localized weather patterns. Overall, the municipality's proximity to the ocean provides a temperate climate with mild winters, comfortable summers and a long autumn season.
The Region of Queens Municipality was formed in 1996 through an amalgamation of the town of Liverpool and the Municipality of the County of Queens. Its other communities include:
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Region of Queens Municipality had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2387.52km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,422 | 1.2% | |
| 2016 | 10,307 | 5.6% | |
| 2011 | 10,917 | 2.3% | |
| 2006 | 11,177 | 4.2% | |
| Adjustment | 11,665 | 0.2% | |
| 2001 | 11,694 | 5.6% | |
| 1996 | 12,386 | 4.0% | |
| 1991 | 12,903 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English only | 10,530 | 97.73% | |
| French only | 80 | 0.74% | |
| Non-official languages | 145 | 1.34% | |
| Multiple responses | 20 | 0.18% |
| Ethnic Origin | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5,245 | 47.6% | |
| German | 3,110 | 28.2% | |
| English | 3,005 | 27.3% | |
| Scottish | 2,225 | 20.2% | |
| Irish | 1,740 | 15.8% | |
| French | 1,205 | 10.9% | |
| Dutch (Netherlands) | 910 | 8.3% | |
| 840 | 7.6% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:[6]