List of county municipality subdivisions in Nova Scotia
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is divided into 18 historical counties that were established between 1759 and 1851.[1] These historical counties are now predominantly governed by 4 regional municipalities, 11 district municipalities and 9 county municipalities.[2] The 9 county municipalities are divided into 28 county municipality subdivisions for Canadian census statistical purposes.[2]
The most populous county municipality subdivision in Nova Scotia is Kings Subdivision A at 22,355, which resides in the Municipality of the County of Kings. The least populous county municipality subdivision is Richmond Subdivision B at 1,610, which is within the Municipality of the County of Richmond.[2]
The largest and smallest county municipality subdivisions by land area are Inverness Subdivision A of the Municipality of the County of Inverness at 2,017.79 km2 (779.07 sq mi) and Richmond Subdivision C of the Municipality of the County of Richmond at 129.32 km2 (49.93 sq mi) respectively.[2]
List
[edit]| Name[2] | County municipality[2] | 2021 Census of Population[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change | Land area (km2) |
Population density | ||
| Annapolis Subdivision A | Annapolis | 5,980 | 5,866 | +1.9% | 612.44 | 9.8/km2 |
| Annapolis Subdivision B | Annapolis | 4,587 | 4,448 | +3.1% | 377.16 | 12.2/km2 |
| Annapolis Subdivision C | Annapolis | 5,218 | 4,947 | +5.5% | 206.51 | 25.3/km2 |
| Annapolis Subdivision D | Annapolis | 3,049 | 2,991 | +1.9% | 1,976.25 | 1.5/km2 |
| Antigonish Subdivision A | Antigonish | 8,963 | 8,278 | +8.3% | 926.43 | 9.7/km2 |
| Antigonish Subdivision B | Antigonish | 6,138 | 6,306 | −2.7% | 522.29 | 11.8/km2 |
| Colchester Subdivision A | Colchester | 3,762 | 3,459 | +8.8% | 877.35 | 4.3/km2 |
| Colchester Subdivision B | Colchester | 19,806 | 19,534 | +1.4% | 1,248.24 | 15.9/km2 |
| Colchester Subdivision C | Colchester | 12,476 | 13,098 | −4.7% | 1,443.12 | 8.6/km2 |
| Cumberland Subdivision A | Cumberland | 3,201 | 3,120 | +2.6% | 1,135.55 | 2.8/km2 |
| Cumberland Subdivision B | Cumberland | 6,786 | 6,859 | −1.1% | 1,168.37 | 5.8/km2 |
| Cumberland Subdivision C | Cumberland | 5,694 | 5,268 | +8.1% | 896.22 | 6.4/km2 |
| Cumberland Subdivision D | Cumberland | 4,283 | 4,155 | +3.1% | 1,052.9 | 4.1/km2 |
| Inverness Subdivision A | Inverness | 5,207 | 5,076 | +2.6% | 2,017.79 | 2.6/km2 |
| Inverness Subdivision B | Inverness | 4,865 | 4,928 | −1.3% | 751.9 | 6.5/km2 |
| Inverness Subdivision C | Inverness | 3,167 | 3,166 | 0.0% | 1,025.65 | 3.1/km2 |
| Kings Subdivision A | Kings | 22,355 | 22,234 | +0.5% | 1,233.05 | 18.1/km2 |
| Kings Subdivision B | Kings | 11,951 | 11,858 | +0.8% | 346.02 | 34.5/km2 |
| Kings Subdivision C | Kings | 8,348 | 8,093 | +3.2% | 243.95 | 34.2/km2 |
| Kings Subdivision D | Kings | 5,264 | 5,219 | +0.9% | 264.86 | 19.9/km2 |
| Pictou Subdivision A | Pictou | 6,153 | 6,075 | +1.3% | 769.64 | 8.0/km2 |
| Pictou Subdivision B | Pictou | 6,137 | 6,174 | −0.6% | 770.57 | 8.0/km2 |
| Pictou Subdivision C | Pictou | 8,386 | 8,443 | −0.7% | 1,254.87 | 6.7/km2 |
| Richmond Subdivision A | Richmond | 3,763 | 3,796 | −0.9% | 464.88 | 8.1/km2 |
| Richmond Subdivision B | Richmond | 1,610 | 1,512 | +6.5% | 646.26 | 2.5/km2 |
| Richmond Subdivision C | Richmond | 3,136 | 3,150 | −0.4% | 129.32 | 24.2/km2 |
| Victoria Subdivision A | Victoria | 2,673 | 2,567 | +4.1% | 1,603.85 | 1.7/km2 |
| Victoria Subdivision B | Victoria | 4,077 | 3,985 | +2.3% | 1,228.63 | 3.3/km2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Charles Bruce Fergusson (1966). Bulletin No. 22: The Boundaries of Nova Scotia and its Counties (PDF). Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Retrieved September 13, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.
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