List of communities in Nova Scotia

This is a list of communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, as designated by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as an unincorporated settlement inside or outside a municipality.

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has four regional municipalities.

Name	Population (2021)^[1]	Population (2016)^[1]	Change (%)^[1]	Area (km²)^[1]	Population density^[1]
Cape Breton	93,694	94,285	−0.6%	2,419.70	38.7
Halifax	439,819	403,131	+9.1%	5,475.57	80.3
Queens	10,422	10,302	+1.2%	2,387.52	4.4
West Hants	19,509	19,016	+2.6%	1,250.5	15.6
Total regional municipalities	563,444	526,734	+7.0%	11,533.29	48.85

Towns

Nova Scotia has 27 towns.

Name	2016 Census of Population^[2]
	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area		Population density
	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	km²	sq mi	/km²	/sq mi
Amherst	9,413	9,717	−3.1%	12.07	4.66	779.9	2,020
Annapolis Royal	491	481	+2.1%	2.04	0.79	240.7	623
Antigonish	4,364	4,524	−3.5%	5.01	1.93	871.1	2,256
Berwick	2,509	2,454	+2.2%	6.58	2.54	381.3	988
Bridgewater	8,532	8,241	+3.5%	13.63	5.26	626.0	1,621
Clark's Harbour	758	820	−7.6%	2.81	1.08	269.8	699
Digby	2,060	2,152	−4.3%	3.15	1.22	654.0	1,694
Kentville	6,271	6,094	+2.9%	17.26	6.66	363.3	941
Lockeport	531	588	−9.7%	2.33	0.90	227.9	590
Lunenburg	2,263	2,313	−2.2%	4.04	1.56	560.1	1,451
Mahone Bay	1,036	943	+9.9%	3.12	1.20	332.1	860
Middleton	1,832	1,749	+4.7%	5.57	2.15	328.9	852
Mulgrave	722	794	−9.1%	17.83	6.88	40.5	105
New Glasgow	9,075	9,562	−5.1%	9.96	3.85	911.1	2,360
Oxford	1,190	1,151	+3.4%	10.76	4.15	110.6	286
Pictou	3,186	3,437	−7.3%	8.01	3.09	397.8	1,030
Port Hawkesbury	3,214	3,366	−4.5%	8.1	3.1	396.8	1,028
Shelburne	1,743	1,686	+3.4%	8.84	3.41	197.2	511
Stellarton	4,208	4,485	−6.2%	8.99	3.47	468.1	1,212
Stewiacke	1,373	1,438	−4.5%	17.62	6.80	77.9	202
Trenton	2,474	2,616	−5.4%	6.07	2.34	407.6	1,056
Truro	12,261	12,059	+1.7%	34.49	13.32	355.5	921
Westville	3,628	3,798	−4.5%	14.23	5.49	255.0	660
Wolfville	4,195	4,269	−1.7%	6.46	2.49	649.4	1,682
Yarmouth	6,518	6,761	−3.6%	10.57	4.08	616.7	1,597
Total	97,495	99,283	−1.8%	248.65	96.00	392.1	1,016
Province of Nova Scotia	923,598	921,727	+0.2%	52,942.27	20,441.12	17.45	45.2

Municipal districts

Nova Scotia has 12 municipal districts.

Name	Incorporation date^[3]	2021 Census of Population^[4]
		Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area		Population density
		Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	km²	sq mi	/km²	/sq mi
Argyle	April 17, 1879	7,870	7,899	−0.4%	1,526.07	589.22	5.2	13
Barrington	April 17, 1879	6,523	6,646	−1.9%	631.98	244.01	10.3	27
Chester	April 17, 1879	10,693	10,310	+3.7%	1,120.61	432.67	9.5	25
Clare	April 17, 1879	7,678	8,018	−4.2%	851.14	328.63	9.0	23
Digby	April 17, 1879	7,242	7,107	+1.9%	1,654.59	638.84	4.4	11
East Hants	April 17, 1879	22,892	22,453	+2.0%	1,786.53	689.78	12.8	33
Guysborough	April 17, 1879	4,585	4,670	−1.8%	2,115.25	816.70	2.2	5.7
Lunenburg	April 17, 1879	25,545	24,863	+2.7%	1,757.79	678.69	14.5	38
Shelburne	April 17, 1879^[5]	4,336	4,288	+1.1%	1,816.71	701.44	2.4	6.2
St. Mary's	April 17, 1879	2,161	2,233	−3.2%	1,904.08	735.17	1.1	2.8
Yarmouth	April 17, 1879^[5]	10,067	9,845	+2.3%	584.69	225.75	17.2	45
Sub-total district municipalities

Villages

Nova Scotia has 21 villages.

Name^[6]	Historical county^[6]	Rural municipality^[6]	Population (2011)^[7]	Population (2006)^[7]	Change (%)^[7]
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

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "The Establishment of Elective Rural Municipal Government in Nova Scotia" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia: Department of Municipal Affairs. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2015. pp. 12, 126. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Government of Nova Scotia. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

External links

Map of Nova Scotia Municipalities

[2021StatCanNS-1] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2021 and 2016 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

[2016StatCanNS-5-2] "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.

[incorporations-3] "Municipal Incorporation Timeline". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

[2021census-4] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.

[RuralMuniGovt-5] "The Establishment of Elective Rural Municipal Government in Nova Scotia" (PDF). Government of Nova Scotia: Department of Municipal Affairs. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

[2015MuniStats-6] "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2015. pp. 12, 126. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

[2011CommunityCountsNS-7] "Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Government of Nova Scotia. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

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