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List of villages in Nova Scotia

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Avillageis a type of community in theCanadianProvinceofNova Scotiathat has a commission established under theMunicipal Government Actfor the purpose of providing municipal services to a defined area within a largercounty or district municipality.[1]

Nova Scotia has 21 villages.[2]According to available population data, Nova Scotia's largest and smallest villages areBible HillandRiver Hebertwith populations of 8,913 and 1,296 respectively.[3]

List

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Name[4] Historical county[4] Rural municipality[4] Population
(2011)[3] 		Population
(2006)[3] 		Change
(%)[3]
Aylesford Kings KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings 2,408 2,445 −1.5
Baddeck Victoria VictoriaMunicipality of the County of Victoria 1,988 2,154 −8.4
Bible Hill Colchester ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester 8,913 8,480 5.1
Canning Kings KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings 2,589 2,760 −6.6
Chester Lunenburg ChesterMunicipality of the District of Chester 2,348 2,294 2.4
Cornwallis Square Kings KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings 1,877 1,941 −3.4
Dover Guysborough GuysboroughMunicipality of the District of Guysborough n/a n/a n/a
Freeport Digby DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby n/a n/a n/a
Greenwood Kings KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings 5,369 5,289 1.5
Hebbville Lunenburg LunenburgMunicipality of the District of Lunenburg n/a n/a n/a
Kingston Kings KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings 5,174 5,176 −0.0
Lawrencetown Annapolis AnnapolisMunicipality of the County of Annapolis 1,739 1,793 −3.1
New Minas Kings KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings 5,135 5,055 1.2
Port Williams Kings KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings 1,703 1,766 −3.7
Pugwash Cumberland CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland 1,420 1,513 −6.5
River Hebert Cumberland CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland 1,296 1,330 −2.6
St. Peter's Richmond RichmondMunicipality of the County of Richmond 1,492 1,453 2.7
Tatamagouche Colchester ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester 2,037 2,070 −1.6
Tiverton Digby DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby n/a n/a n/a
Westport Digby DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby n/a n/a n/a
Weymouth Digby DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby 1,773 1,839 −3.7
Total villages — — 48,754 48,873 −0.2

Former villages

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Nova Scotia has recognized at least four other villages in its history. The villages ofBrooklynandMiltondissolved on April 1, 1996 upon the amalgamation of theMunicipality of the County of Queenswith the Town ofLiverpoolto form theRegion of Queens Municipality.[1]On the same date, the villages ofUplands ParkandWaverleydissolved upon the amalgamation of theMunicipality of the County of Halifaxwith the cities ofDartmouthandHalifaxand the Town ofBedfordto form theHalifax Regional Municipality.[1]Havre Boucherwas dissolved in 2018.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abc"Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014"(PDF).Department of Municipal Affairs. 2014. pp. 2, 12.RetrievedDecember 5,2016.
  2. ^"Municipal Statistics Annual Report: 2018"(PDF).Department of Municipal Affairs.Government of Nova Scotia.RetrievedDecember 26,2019.
  3. ^abcd"Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)".Government of Nova Scotia.December 18, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 29,2013.
  4. ^abc"Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015"(PDF).Department of Municipal Affairs. 2015. pp. 12, 126.RetrievedDecember 5,2016.
  5. ^LeBlanc, Corey."Antigonish County waiting for infrastructure funding to begin 'shovel ready' projects | The Casket".www.thecasket.ca.RetrievedDecember 26,2019.
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