# Communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Regional Municipality has many different communities that vary from rural to urban. With a land area of 5,475.57 km$^2$ (2,114.13 sq mi), there are more-than 200 communities-and-neighbourhoods within its boundaries.

## History

On 1st April 1996, all places (cities, suburbs, towns, and villages) within the former County of Halifax were reintroduced as communities of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

## Urban communities

The most urban communities surround Halifax Harbour. The built-up landmass that surrounds Halifax Harbour amounts to 23,829 ha (58,880 acres).
| Community | Land area | 2021 population | 2021 population density (people per km$^2$) | Notes |
| Beaver Bank | 6.14 km$^2$ (2.37 sq mi) | | | |
| Bedford | 39.79 km$^2$ (15.36 sq mi) | | | |
| Beechville | 0.35 km$^2$ (0.14 sq mi) | | | |
| Clayton Park | 1.05 km$^2$ (0.41 sq mi) | 5,201 | 4,953 | |
| Clayton Park West | 0.58 km$^2$ (0.22 sq mi) | | | |
| Cole Harbour | 10 km$^2$ (3.9 sq mi) | | | |
| Cow Bay | 5.79 km$^2$ (2.24 sq mi) | 1,224 | 211 | |
| Dartmouth | 60.339 km$^2$ (23.297 sq mi) | 72,139 | 1,195 | The community of Dartmouth is coterminous with the former City of Dartmouth. |
| Eastern Passage | 13.72 km$^2$ (5.30 sq mi) | | | |
| English Corner | 2.78 km$^2$ (1.07 sq mi) | 1,058 | 380.6 | |
| Fairview | 2.181 km$^2$ (0.842 sq mi) | | | |
| Fall River | 14.89 km$^2$ (5.75 sq mi) | 2,474 | 166 | |
| Fletchers Lake | | | | |
| Halifax | 61.961 km$^2$ (23.923 sq mi) | 156,141 | 2,519 | The community of Halifax is coterminous with the former City of Halifax. |
| Hammonds Plains | 33.31 km$^2$ (12.86 sq mi) | | | |
| Upper Hammonds Plains | | | | |
| Kinsac | | | | |
| Lake Echo | 4.76 km$^2$ (1.84 sq mi) | 2,365 | 496 | |
| Lakeside | | | | |
| Lakeview | | | | |
| Lucasville | | | | |
| East Preston | | | | |
| North Preston | | | | |
| Lower Sackville | 5.66 km$^2$ (2.19 sq mi) | | | |
| Middle Sackville | | | | |
| Upper Sackville | | | | |
| Shearwater | 9.84 km$^2$ (3.80 sq mi) | | | |
| Spryfield | 10.74 km$^2$ (4.15 sq mi) | | | |
| Still Water Lake | 8.23 km$^2$ (3.18 sq mi) | 3,379 | 410 | |
| Tantallon | | | | |
| Upper Tantallon | | | | |
| Timberlea | 6.72 km$^2$ (2.59 sq mi) | | | |
| Waverley | 2.9 km$^2$ (1.1 sq mi) | 858 | 295 | |
| Wellington | | | | |
| Windsor Junction | | | | |
| Woodside | 5.28 km$^2$ (2.04 sq mi) | | | |

## Urban neighbourhoods

| Neighbourhood | Community | Land area | 2021 population | !2021 population density (people per hectare) | Notes |
| Admiral's Cove | Bedford | 208 ha (510 acres) | | | |
| Albro Lake | Dartmouth | 147 ha (360 acres) | | | |
| Armdale | Halifax | 62 ha (150 acres) | | | |
| Armcrest | Lower Sackville | 25 ha (62 acres) | | | |
| Atlantic Acres Industrial Park | Bedford | 114 ha (280 acres) | | | |
| Austenville | Dartmouth | 29 ha (72 acres) | | | |
| Downtown Bedford | Bedford | 32 ha (79 acres) | | | Primary central business district of the community of Bedford. |
| North Bedford | Bedford | 64 ha (160 acres) | | | |
| Beechwood Park | Halifax | 75 ha (190 acres) | | | |
| Birch Cove | Halifax | | | | |
| Boulderwood | Halifax | | | | |
| Brightwood | Dartmouth | | | | |
| Brookview | Cole Harbour | 24 ha (59 acres) | | | |
| Burnside | Dartmouth | 1,376 ha (3,400 acres) | | | |
| Crichton Park | Dartmouth | 131 ha (320 acres) | | | |
| Colby Village | Cole Harbour | 479 ha (1,180 acres) | | | |
| Crystal Heights | Dartmouth | | | | |
| Downtown Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 36 ha (89 acres) | | | Primary central business district of the community of Dartmouth. |
| Dutch Village | Halifax | 59 ha (150 acres) | | | |
| Ellenvale | Dartmouth | 81 ha (200 acres) | | | |
| Fairmount | Halifax | 85 ha (210 acres) | | | |
| First Lake | Lower Sackville | 35 ha (86 acres) | | | |
| Forest Hills | Cole Harbour | 470 ha (1,200 acres) | | | |
| Glenbourne | Halifax | 207 ha (510 acres) | | | |
| Glen Moir | Bedford | 312 ha (770 acres) | | | |
| Graham's Corner | Dartmouth | 84 ha (210 acres) | | | |
| Green Acres | Spryfield | | | | |
| Greenwood Heights | Timberlea | 97 ha (240 acres) | | | |
| Downtown Halifax | Halifax | 410 ha (1,000 acres) | 25,555 | 62 | Primary central business district of the community of Halifax, and the primary central business district of Halifax Regional Municipality. |
| Harbourview | Dartmouth | 15 ha (37 acres) | | | |
| Hawthorne | Dartmouth | 32 ha (79 acres) | | | |
| Highfield Park | Dartmouth | 43 ha (110 acres) | | | |
| Humber Park | Cole Harbour | 27 ha (67 acres) | | | |
| Hydrostone | Halifax | 9.3 ha (23 acres) | | | |
| Imperoyal | Dartmouth | | | | |
| Jollimore | Spryfield | 81 ha (200 acres) | | | |
| Lakefront | Dartmouth | 11 ha (27 acres) | | | |
| Lakeside Industrial Park | Lakeside | 60 ha (150 acres) | | | |
| Leiblin Park | Spryfield | | | | |
| Lindwood | Lower Sackville | 134 ha (330 acres) | | | |
| South Lower Sackville | Lower Sackville | 286 ha (710 acres) | | | |
| Manor Park | Dartmouth | 54 ha (130 acres) | | | |
| Meadowlands | Lower Sackville | 21 ha (52 acres) | | | |
| Melville Cove | Armdale | | | | |
| Millview | Bedford | 226 ha (560 acres) | | | |
| East Millwood | Middle Sackville | 42 ha (100 acres) | | | |
| Millwood | Middle Sackville | 234 ha (580 acres) | | | |
| Mount Royal | Halifax | 23 ha (57 acres) | | | |
| Nantucket | Dartmouth | | | | |
| North End | Halifax | | | | |
| Park Avenue | Dartmouth | 25 ha (62 acres) | | | |
| Portland Estates | Dartmouth | 85 ha (210 acres) | | | |
| Portland Hills | Dartmouth | 133 ha (330 acres) | | | |
| Portobello | Dartmouth | | | | |
| Port Wallace | Dartmouth | | | | |
| Prince's Lodge | Bedford | 203 ha (500 acres) | | | |
| Quinpool | Halifax | | | | |
| Regency Park | Halifax | 61 ha (150 acres) | | | |
| Richmond | Halifax | | | | |
| Rockingham | Halifax | 199 ha (490 acres) | | | |
| Rocky Lake | Lower Sackville | 980 ha (2,400 acres) | | | |
| Russell Lake West | Dartmouth | 251 ha (620 acres) | | | |
| Sackville Business Park | Lower Sackville | 158 ha (390 acres) | | | |
| Sackville Manor | Lower Sackville | 32 ha (79 acres) | | | |
| Old Sackville Road | Lower Sackville | 45 ha (110 acres) | | | |
| Shannon Park | Dartmouth | 34.8 ha (86 acres) | | | |
| Sherwood Heights | Halifax | 103 ha (250 acres) | | | |
| Silver's Hill | Dartmouth | 39 ha (96 acres) | | | |
| South End | Halifax | | | | |
| Spring Garden | Halifax | | | | |
| Stonemount | Halifax | 23 ha (57 acres) | | | |
| Thornhill | Spryfield | 92 ha (230 acres) | | | |
| Tuft's Cove | Dartmouth | 76 ha (190 acres) | | | |
| The Village | Halifax | 33 ha (82 acres) | | | |
| Wallace Heights | Dartmouth | | | | |
| West End | Halifax | | | | |
| Westphal | Dartmouth | 77 ha (190 acres) | | | |
| Woodlawn | Dartmouth | 114 ha (280 acres) | | | |

## Rural communities

* Community
* Antrim
* Bald Rock
* Bear Cove
* Barkhouse Settlement
* Bayside
* Beaver Dam
* Beaver Harbour
* Beaver Island
* Beech Hill
* Big Lake
* Black Point
* Blind Bay
* Boutiliers Point
* Brookside
* Brookvale
* Caribou Mines
* Carroll's Corner
* Centre Musquodoboit
* Chaplin
* Chaswood
* Clam Bay
* Clam Harbour
* College Lake
* Conrod Settlement
* Crooks Brook
* Dean
* Debaies Cove
* Devon
* Devils Island
* Duncan's Cove
* Dutch Settlement
* East Chezzetcook
* East Dover
* East Jeddore
* East Lawrencetown
* East Loon Lake Village
* East Pennant
* East Petpeswick
* East Quoddy
* East Ship Harbour
* Ecum Secum
* Ecum Secum West
* Elderbank
* Elmsdale
* Elmsvale
* Enfield
* Falkland
* Ferguson's Cove
* French Village
* Gaetz Brook
* Glen Haven
* Glen Margaret
* Glenmore
* Goffs
* Goodwood
* Governor Lake
* Grand Desert
* Grand Lake
* Greenwood
* Hackett's Cove
* Halibut Bay
* Harrietsfield
* Hatchet Lake
* Head of Chezzetcook
* Head of Jeddore
* Head of Saint Margarets Bay
* Herring Cove
* Hubbards
* Higginsville
* Hubley
* Indian Harbour
* Ingramport
* Jacket Lake
* Jeddore Oyster Pond
* Ketch Harbour
* Lake Charlotte
* Lake Egmont
* Lake Major
* Lawrencetown
* Lewis Lake
* Lindsey Lake
* Liscomb Sanctuary
* Little Harbour
* Lochaber Mines
* Long Lake
* Loon Lake
* Lower East Chezzetcook
* Lower Lawrencetown
* Lower Prospect
* Lower Ship Harbour
* Lower Three Fathom Harbour
* McGraths Cove
* McNabs Island
* Malay Falls
* Marinette
* Meaghers Grant
* Middle Musquodoboit
* Middle Porters Lake
* Mill Lake
* Mineville
* Mitchell Bay
* Montague Gold Mines
* Moosehead
* Moose River Gold Mines
* Moser River
* Murphy Cove
* Murchyville
* Mushaboom
* Musquodoboit Harbour
* Myers Point
* Necum Teuch
* Newcomb Corner
* North Beaver Bank
* Oakfield
* Oldham
* Ostrea Lake
* Otter Lake
* Owls Head
* Oyster Pond
* Pace Settlement
* Peggys Cove
* Peggys Cove Preservation Area
* Pleasant Harbour
* Pleasant Valley
* Pennant Point
* Pleasant Point
* Popes Harbour
* Port Dufferin
* Porters Lake
* Portuguese Cove
* Prospect
* Prospect Bay
* Purcell's Cove
* Queensland
* River Lake
* Sable Island
* Saint Margarets Bay
* Salmon River Bridge
* Sambro
* Sambro Creek
* Sambro Head
* Sandy Cove
* Seabright
* Seaforth
* Shad Bay
* Sheet Harbour
* Sheet Harbour Passage
* Ship Harbour
* Simms Settlement
* Smiths Settlement
* Sober Island
* South Section
* Spry Bay
* Spry Harbour
* Tangier
* Taylors Head
* Ten Mile Lake
* Terence Bay
* Three Fathom Harbour
* Third Lake
* Trafalgar
* Upper Lakeville
* Upper Lawrencetown
* Upper Musquodoboit
* Watt Section
* West Chezzetcook
* West Dover
* West Jeddore
* West Lawrencetown
* West Pennant
* West Petpeswick
* West Porters Lake
* West Quoddy
* Whites Lake
* Williamswood
* Wyses Corner
* Yankeetown