List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

Map of Canada with Nova Scotia highlighted in red
Location of Nova Scotia in Canada
Map showing locations of all of Nova Scotia's municipalities
Distribution of Nova Scotia's 51 municipalities by municipal status type

Nova Scotia is the seventh-most populous of Canada's provinces and territories with 921,727 residents as of 2011 and is the second-smallest province in land area at approximately 53,000 km2 (20,000 sq mi).[1] Nova Scotia's 51 incorporated municipalities are either regional municipalities, rural municipalities (county municipalities or district municipalities), or towns. Municipalities in Nova Scotia are incorporated under the Municipal Government Act (MGA).[2] This act gives municipal councils the power to make bylaws for "health, well being, safety and protection of persons" and "safety and protection of property" in addition to a few expressed powers.[3]

Municipalities

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has three regional municipalities. The largest regional municipality by population is Halifax, which is the capital and largest municipality of Nova Scotia by population. Halifax's 390,096 residents represent 42% of the total population of the province. Halifax is also the largest municipality by land area at 5,490.28 km2 (2,119.81 sq mi).[4]

Rural municipalities

County municipalities

Map showing locations of Nova Scotia's historical counties
Distribution of Nova Scotia's 18 historical counties by municipal status

Of Nova Scotia's 18 historical counties, 9 are incorporated as county municipalities. Of the remaining 9 counties, 3 are now regional municipalities, while municipal governance in the remaining 6 is provided at the local level through a combination of district municipalities and towns.

District municipalities

Nova Scotia has 12 district municipalities. Nova Scotia's largest and smallest district municipalities by population are Lunenburg and St. Mary's with 25,118 and 2,354 residents respectively.[4] Nova Scotia's largest district municipality by size is Guysborough which spans 2,111.42 km2 (815.22 sq mi) and the smallest by size is Yarmouth at 585.75 km2 (226.16 sq mi).[4]

Towns

Map showing locations of Nova Scotia's towns
Distribution of Nova Scotia's 27 towns by population

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 MGA.[5]

Nova Scotia had 31 towns at the time of the 2011 Census.[4] This total has since been reduced to 27 due to the dissolution of the towns of:

In the 2011 Census, the remaining 27 towns had a cumulative population of 100,588 and an average population of 3,725. Nova Scotia's largest and smallest towns by population are Truro and Annapolis Royal with 12,059 and 481 residents respectively.[4] These two towns are also Nova Scotia's largest and smallest by land area at 37.63 km2 (14.53 sq mi) and 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) respectively.[4]

List of municipalities

Skyline of Halifax
Halifax is Nova Scotia's capital and largest municipality by population.
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton is Nova Scotia's second-most populated municipality.
Municipal type Population
(2011)		 Population
(2006)		 Change
(%)		 Land
area
(km²)		 Population
density
Cape Breton Regional municipality97,398 102,250 −4.7% 2,433.35 40.0/km2
Halifax Regional municipality390,096 372,679 +4.7% 5,490.28 71.1/km2
Queens Regional municipality10,917 11,177 −2.3% 2,392.85 4.6/km2
Annapolis[lower-alpha 1]County municipality 18,526 19,165 −3.3% 3,177.49 5.8/km2
Antigonish[lower-alpha 2] County municipality 15,065 14,600 +3.2% 1,452.67 10.4/km2
Colchester[lower-alpha 3] County municipality 37,489 36,837 +1.8% 3,572.39 10.5/km2
Cumberland[lower-alpha 4] County municipality 19,180 19,962 −3.9% 4,233.48 4.5/km2
Inverness[lower-alpha 5] County municipality 14,581 15,519 −6.0% 3,822.29 3.8/km2
Kings[lower-alpha 6] County municipality 47,772 47,994 −0.5% 2,091.72 22.8/km2
Pictou[lower-alpha 7] County municipality 21,745 21,982 −1.1% 2,798.01 7.8/km2
Richmond County municipality 9,293 9,740 −4.6% 1,244.24 7.5/km2
Victoria County municipality 7,115 7,594 −6.3% 2,870.85 2.5/km2
Argyle District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|8,252 8,656 −4.7% 1,528.10 5.4/km2
Barrington District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|6,994 7,331 −4.6% 631.94 11.1/km2
Chester District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|10,599 10,741 −1.3% 1,122.22 9.4/km2
Clare District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|8,319 8,813 −5.6% 852.82 9.8/km2
Digby District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|7,463 7,986 −6.5% 1,655.88 4.5/km2
East Hants District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|22,111 21,397 +3.3% 1,786.47 12.4/km2
Guysborough District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|4,189 4,681 −10.5% 2,111.42 2.0/km2
Lunenburg District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|25,118 25,164 −0.2% 1,759.64 14.3/km2
Shelburne District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|4,408 4,828 −8.7% 1,818.49 2.4/km2
St. Mary's District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|2,354 2,587 −9.0% 1,909.59 1.2/km2
West Hants District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|14,165 13,871 +2.1% 1,241.95 11.4/km2
Yarmouth District municipality align=center rowspan=1 bgcolor=#F9F9F9|10,105 10,304 −1.9% 585.75 17.3/km2
AmherstTown 9,717 9,505 +2.2% 12.02 808.4/km2
Annapolis Royal Town481 444 +8.3% 2.04 235.8/km2
AntigonishTown 4,524 4,236 +6.8% 5.15 878.4/km2
BerwickTown 2,454 2,454 0.0% 6.66 368.5/km2
BridgewaterTown 8,241 7,944 +3.7% 13.60 606.0/km2
Clark's HarbourTown 820 860 −4.7% 2.90 282.8/km2
DigbyTown 2,152 2,092 +2.9% 3.14 685.4/km2
KentvilleTown 6,094 5,815 +4.8% 17.35 351.2/km2
LockeportTown 588 646 −9.0% 2.32 253.4/km2
LunenburgTown 2,313 2,317 −0.2% 4.01 576.8/km2
Mahone BayTown 943 904 +4.3% 3.13 301.3/km2
MiddletonTown 1,749 1,829 −4.4% 5.44 321.5/km2
MulgraveTown 794 879 −9.7% 17.81 44.6/km2
New GlasgowTown 9,562 9,455 +1.1% 9.93 962.9/km2
OxfordTown 1,151 1,178 −2.3% 10.76 107.0/km2
ParrsboroTown 1,305 1,401 −6.9% 14.88 87.7/km2
PictouTown 3,437 3,813 −9.9% 7.94 432.9/km2
Port HawkesburyTown 3,366 3,517 −4.3% 8.11 415.0/km2
ShelburneTown 1,686 1,879 −10.3% 9.00 187.3/km2
StellartonTown 4,485 4,717 −4.9% 8.99 498.9/km2
StewiackeTown 1,438 1,421 +1.2% 17.67 81.4/km2
TrentonTown 2,616 2,741 −4.6% 6.00 436.0/km2
TruroTown 12,059 11,765 +2.5% 37.63 320.5/km2
WestvilleTown 3,798 3,805 −0.2% 14.39 263.9/km2
WindsorTown 3,785 3,709 +2.0% 9.06 417.8/km2
WolfvilleTown 4,269 3,772 +13.2% 6.45 661.9/km2
YarmouthTown 6,761 7,162 −5.6% 10.56 640.2/km2
Total regional municipalities — 498,411 486,106 +2.5% 10,316.48 48.3/km2
Total county municipalities — 190,766 193,393 −1.4% 25,263.14 7.6/km2
Total district municipalities — 124,077 126,359 −1.8% 17,004.18 7.3/km2
Total towns — 100,588 100,260 +0.3% 266.94 376.8/km2
Total municipalities — 913,842 906,118 +0.9% 52,850.83 17.3/km2

Former municipalities

Nova Scotia has undergone reforms to local government in the last few decades, which has seen various municipalities dissolve into surrounding municipalities or amalgamate to form larger municipalities. The Municipality of the County of Cape Breton, the City of Sydney, and the towns of Dominion, Glace Bay, Louisbourg, New Waterford, North Sydney, and Sydney Mines dissolved and amalgamated on April 1, 1995 to form the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. The City of Halifax along with the City of Dartmouth, Town of Bedford, and Municipality of the County of Halifax also dissolved and amalgamated on April 1, 1996 to become the Halifax Regional Municipality.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Figures exclude the incorporated towns of Annapolis Royal and Middleton.
  2. ↑ Figures exclude the incorporated town of Antigonish.
  3. ↑ Figures exclude the incorporated towns of Stewiacke and Truro.
  4. ↑ Figures exclude the incorporated towns of Amherst, Oxford, and Parrsboro.
  5. ↑ Figures exclude the incorporated town of Port Hawkesbury.
  6. ↑ Figures exclude the incorporated towns of Berwick, Kentville, and Wolfville.
  7. ↑ Figures exclude the incorporated towns of New Glasgow, Pictou, Stellarton, Trenton, and Westville.

References

  1. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. January 13, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.canlii.org/en/ns/laws/stat/sns-1998-c-18/latest/part-1/sns-1998-c-18-part-1.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.community.gov.yk.ca/pdf/ma_pt.pdf
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Government Act". Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly. June 19, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014" (PDF). Nova Scotia Department of Municipal Affairs. pp. 2, 11. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Decision NSUARB-MB-10-2" (PDF). Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Current Events News: Notice to Hantsport Residents – Special Election District 8". Municipality of the Town of Hantsport. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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