List of towns in Nova Scotia

A town is a type of municipality in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia. Towns are incorporated by order by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to sections 383 through 388 of Nova Scotia's Municipal Government Act.[1]

Distribution of Nova Scotia's 27 towns by population

Nova Scotia had 26 towns at the time of the 2016 Census. In 2016, the towns had a cumulative population of 97,495. Nova Scotia's largest and smallest towns are Truro and Annapolis Royal with populations of 12,261 and 491 respectively.

List
Incorporation
date[2] 		2016 Census of Population[3]
Population
(2016) 		Population
(2011) 		Change
Land area
(km²) 		Population
density
AmherstDecember 18, 1889style="text-align:center;"|9,413 9,717 −3.1%12.07779.9/km2
Annapolis RoyalNovember 29, 1892style="text-align:center;"|491 481 +2.1%2.04240.7/km2
AntigonishJanuary 9, 1889style="text-align:center;"|4,364 4,524 −3.5%5.01871.1/km2
BerwickMay 25, 1923[4]style="text-align:center;"|2,509 2,454 +2.2%6.58381.3/km2
BridgewaterFebruary 13, 1899style="text-align:center;"|8,532 8,241 +3.5%13.63626.0/km2
Clark's HarbourMarch 4, 1919style="text-align:center;"|758 820 −7.6%2.81269.8/km2
DigbyDecember 18, 1890style="text-align:center;"|2,060 2,152 −4.3%3.15654.0/km2
KentvilleMay 1, 1886style="text-align:center;"|6,271 6,094 +2.9%17.26363.3/km2
LockeportFebruary 26, 1907style="text-align:center;"|531 588 −9.7%2.33227.9/km2
LunenburgOctober 29, 1888style="text-align:center;"|2,263 2,313 −2.2%4.04560.1/km2
Mahone BayMarch 31, 1919style="text-align:center;"|1,036 943 +9.9%3.12332.1/km2
MiddletonMay 31, 1909style="text-align:center;"|1,832 1,749 +4.7%5.57328.9/km2
MulgraveDecember 1, 1923style="text-align:center;"|722 794 −9.1%17.8340.5/km2
New GlasgowMay 6, 1875style="text-align:center;"|9,075 9,562 −5.1%9.96911.1/km2
OxfordApril 19, 1904style="text-align:center;"|1,190 1,151 +3.4%10.76110.6/km2
PictouMay 4, 1874style="text-align:center;"|3,186 3,437 −7.3%8.01397.8/km2
Port HawkesburyJanuary 22, 1889style="text-align:center;"|3,214 3,366 −4.5%8.1396.8/km2
ShelburneApril 4, 1907[5]style="text-align:center;"|1,743 1,686 +3.4%8.84197.2/km2
StellartonOctober 22, 1889style="text-align:center;"|4,208 4,485 −6.2%8.99468.1/km2
StewiackeAugust 30, 1906style="text-align:center;"|1,373 1,438 −4.5%17.6277.9/km2
TrentonMarch 18, 1911style="text-align:center;"|2,474 2,616 −5.4%6.07407.6/km2
TruroMay 6, 1875style="text-align:center;"|12,261 12,059 +1.7%34.49355.5/km2
WestvilleAugust 20, 1894style="text-align:center;"|3,628 3,798 −4.5%14.23255.0/km2
WindsorApril 4, 1878style="text-align:center;"|3,648 3,785 −3.6%9.11400.4/km2
WolfvilleMarch 4, 1893style="text-align:center;"|4,195 4,269 −1.7%6.46649.4/km2
YarmouthAugust 6, 1890style="text-align:center;"|6,518 6,761 −3.6%10.57616.7/km2
Total — 97,495 99,283 −1.8% 248.65 392.1/km2
Province of Nova Scotia — 923,598 921,727 +0.2% 52,942.27 17.45/km2

Former towns
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Name Dissolution
date		 Population
(2011)[6]		 Population
(2006)[6]		 Change
(%)[6]		 Area
(km2)[6]		 Population
density[6]
BedfordApril 1, 1996[7]23,01916,60138.7
BridgetownApril 1, 2015[8]949972−2.43.54267.8
CansoJuly 1, 2012[8]806911−11.55.42148.8
DominionApril 1, 1995[7]1,1932,022−3.4
Glace BayApril 1, 1995[7]19,07619,968−4.735.15542.7
HantsportJuly 1, 2015[8]1,1591,191−2.72.13544.6
Inverness1,3871,464−5.5
Joggins1949[9]
LiverpoolApril 1, 1996[7]2,6532,759−3.83.48761.6
LouisbourgApril 1, 1995[7]946988−4.33.3286.8
New WaterfordApril 1, 1995[7]8,9429,661−7.420.81429.7
North SydneyApril 1, 1995[7]6,0486,552−7.7
ParrsboroNovember 1, 2016[10]1,3051,401−6.914.8887.7
Port HoodAugust 1946[11]
SpringhillApril 1, 2015[8]3,8683,941−1.911.15346.8
Sydney MinesApril 1, 1995[7]14,13515,500−9.6
WedgeportDecember 22, 1947[12]1,1801,207−2.29.72121.4

See also

References
  1. "Municipal Government Act". Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly. June 19, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  4. Canadian Almanac & Directory. Scobie & Balfour. 2010. ISBN 1592374395.
  5. "Shelburne's History: Settlement of Shelburne". Town of Shelburne. Retrieved January 2, 2017. It was incorporated as a town on April 4, 1907.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  7. "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. "Table 1: Nova Scotia, changes to Census Subdivisions in alphabetical order (with 8C & 9C) — Effective dates: From January 2nd, 2011 to January 1st, 2016". Statistics Canada. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. The Atlantic Provinces in Confederation - edited by E.R. Forbes, D.A. Muise
  10. "Decision 2016 NSUARB 100 – M07110". Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. June 15, 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  11. How We Became a County Municipality of the County of Inverness
  12. "Municipal Records: Town of Wedgeport Fonds (1890-1948)". argylecourthouse.com. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
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