# 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.
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

| Name | Incorporation date | 2016 Census of Population | 2016 Census of Population | 2016 Census of Population | 2016 Census of Population | 2016 Census of Population | 2016 Census of Population | 2016 Census of Population |
| Name | Incorporation date | Population (2016) | Population (2011) | Change | Land area | Land area | Population density | Population density |
| Name | Incorporation date | Population (2016) | Population (2011) | Change | km$^2$ | sq mi | /km$^2$ | /sq mi |
| Amherst | Incorporation date | December 18, 1889 | 9,413 | 9,717 | −3.1% | 12.07 | 4.66 | 779.9 | 2,020 |
| Annapolis Royal | November 29, 1892 | 491 | 481 | +2.1% | 2.04 | 0.79 | 240.7 | 623 |
| Antigonish | January 9, 1889 | 4,364 | 4,524 | −3.5% | 5.01 | 1.93 | 871.1 | 2,256 |
| Berwick | May 25, 1923 | 2,509 | 2,454 | +2.2% | 6.58 | 2.54 | 381.3 | 988 |
| Bridgewater | February 13, 1899 | 8,532 | 8,241 | +3.5% | 13.63 | 5.26 | 626.0 | 1,621 |
| Clark's Harbour | March 4, 1919 | 758 | 820 | −7.6% | 2.81 | 1.08 | 269.8 | 699 |
| Digby | December 18, 1890 | 2,060 | 2,152 | −4.3% | 3.15 | 1.22 | 654.0 | 1,694 |
| Kentville | May 1, 1886 | 6,271 | 6,094 | +2.9% | 17.26 | 6.66 | 363.3 | 941 |
| Lockeport | February 26, 1907 | 531 | 588 | −9.7% | 2.33 | 0.90 | 227.9 | 590 |
| Lunenburg | October 29, 1888 | 2,263 | 2,313 | −2.2% | 4.04 | 1.56 | 560.1 | 1,451 |
| Mahone Bay | March 31, 1919 | 1,036 | 943 | +9.9% | 3.12 | 1.20 | 332.1 | 860 |
| Middleton | May 31, 1909 | 1,832 | 1,749 | +4.7% | 5.57 | 2.15 | 328.9 | 852 |
| Mulgrave | December 1, 1923 | 722 | 794 | −9.1% | 17.83 | 6.88 | 40.5 | 105 |
| New Glasgow | May 6, 1875 | 9,075 | 9,562 | −5.1% | 9.96 | 3.85 | 911.1 | 2,360 |
| Oxford | April 19, 1904 | 1,190 | 1,151 | +3.4% | 10.76 | 4.15 | 110.6 | 286 |
| Pictou | May 4, 1874 | 3,186 | 3,437 | −7.3% | 8.01 | 3.09 | 397.8 | 1,030 |
| Port Hawkesbury | January 22, 1889 | 3,214 | 3,366 | −4.5% | 8.1 | 3.1 | 396.8 | 1,028 |
| Shelburne | April 4, 1907 | 1,743 | 1,686 | +3.4% | 8.84 | 3.41 | 197.2 | 511 |
| Stellarton | October 22, 1889 | 4,208 | 4,485 | −6.2% | 8.99 | 3.47 | 468.1 | 1,212 |
| Stewiacke | August 30, 1906 | 1,373 | 1,438 | −4.5% | 17.62 | 6.80 | 77.9 | 202 |
| Trenton | March 18, 1911 | 2,474 | 2,616 | −5.4% | 6.07 | 2.34 | 407.6 | 1,056 |
| Truro | May 6, 1875 | 12,261 | 12,059 | +1.7% | 34.49 | 13.32 | 355.5 | 921 |
| Westville | August 20, 1894 | 3,628 | 3,798 | −4.5% | 14.23 | 5.49 | 255.0 | 660 |
| Wolfville | March 4, 1893 | 4,195 | 4,269 | −1.7% | 6.46 | 2.49 | 649.4 | 1,682 |
| Yarmouth | August 6, 1890 | 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 |

## Former towns

| Name | Dissolution date | Population (2011) | Population (2006) | Change (%) | Area | Area | Population density | Population density |
| Name | Dissolution date | Population (2011) | Population (2006) | Change (%) | km$^2$ | sq mi | /km$^2$ | /sq mi |
| Bedford | April 1, 1996 | 23,019 | 16,601 | 38.7 | | | | |
| Bridgetown | April 1, 2015 | 949 | 972 | −2.4 | 3.54 | 1.37 | 267.8 | 694 |
| Canso | July 1, 2012 | 806 | 911 | −11.5 | 5.42 | 2.09 | 148.8 | 385 |
| Dominion | April 1, 1995 | 1,193 | 2,022 | −3.4 | | | | |
| Glace Bay | April 1, 1995 | 19,076 | 19,968 | −4.7 | 35.15 | 13.57 | 542.7 | 1,406 |
| Hantsport | July 1, 2015 | 1,159 | 1,191 | −2.7 | 2.13 | 0.82 | 544.6 | 1,411 |
| Inverness | | 1,387 | 1,464 | −5.5 | | | | |
| Joggins | 1949 | | | | | | | |
| Liverpool | April 1, 1996 | 2,653 | 2,759 | −3.8 | 3.48 | 1.34 | 761.6 | 1,973 |
| Louisbourg | April 1, 1995 | 946 | 988 | −4.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 286.8 | 743 |
| New Waterford | April 1, 1995 | 8,942 | 9,661 | −7.4 | 20.81 | 8.03 | 429.7 | 1,113 |
| North Sydney | April 1, 1995 | 6,048 | 6,552 | −7.7 | | | | |
| Parrsboro | November 1, 2016 | 1,305 | 1,401 | −6.9 | 14.88 | 5.75 | 87.7 | 227 |
| Port Hood | August 1946 | | | | | | | |
| Springhill | April 1, 2015 | 3,868 | 3,941 | −1.9 | 11.15 | 4.31 | 346.8 | 898 |
| Sydney Mines | April 1, 1995 | 14,135 | 15,500 | −9.6 | | | | |
| Wedgeport | December 22, 1947 | 1,180 | 1,207 | −2.2 | 9.72 | 3.75 | 121.4 | 314 |
| Windsor | April 1, 2020 | 3,648 | 3,785 | +3.8% | 9.11 | 3.52 | 400.4 | 1,037 |