List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
List of municipalities
Table:
Name

Municipal type

Incorporation
date[14]

2016 Census of Population[2]

Population
(2016)

Population
(2011)

Change

Land area
(km²)

Population
density

Cape Breton
Regional municipality
August 1, 1995
94,285

97,398

−3.2%
2,430.06
38.8/km2

Halifax
Regional municipality
April 1, 1996
403,131

390,086

+3.3%
5,490.35
73.4/km2

Queens
Regional municipality
April 1, 1996
10,307

10,917

−5.6%
2,392.63
4.3/km2

Annapolis[b]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
18,252

18,526

−1.5%
3,178.21
5.7/km2

Antigonish[c]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
14,584

14,692

−0.7%
1,450.27
10.1/km2

Colchester[d]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
36,091

36,624

−1.5%
3,572.49
10.1/km2

Cumberland[e]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
19,402

20,485

−5.3%
4,255.04
4.6/km2

Inverness[f]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
13,190

13,781

−4.3%
3,815.59
3.5/km2

Kings[g]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
47,404

47,569

−0.3%
2,094.05
22.6/km2

Pictou[h]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
20,692

21,278

−2.8%
2,797.25
7.4/km2

Richmond[i]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
8,458

8,812

−4.0%
1,243.72
6.8/km2

Victoria[j]
County municipality
April 17, 1879
6,552

6,597

−0.7%
2,854.01
2.3/km2

Argyle
District municipality
April 17, 1879
7,899

8,252

−4.3%
1,528.17
5.2/km2

Barrington
District municipality
April 17, 1879
6,646

6,994

−5.0%
632.35
10.5/km2

Chester
District municipality
April 17, 1879
10,310

10,599

−2.7%
1,122.11
9.2/km2

Clare
District municipality
April 17, 1879
8,018

8,319

−3.6%
852.55
9.4/km2

Digby
District municipality
April 17, 1879
7,107

7,463

−4.8%
1,657.33
4.3/km2

East Hants
District municipality
April 17, 1879
22,453

22,111

+1.5%
1,786.56
12.6/km2

Guysborough
District municipality
April 17, 1879
4,670

4,995

−6.5%
2,116.86
2.2/km2

Lunenburg
District municipality
April 17, 1879
24,863

25,118

−1.0%
1,759.59
14.1/km2

Shelburne
District municipality
April 17, 1879[8]
4,288

4,408

−2.7%
1,821.07
2.4/km2

St. Mary's
District municipality
April 17, 1879
2,233

2,354

−5.1%
1,909.47
1.2/km2

West Hants
District municipality
April 17, 1879
15,368

15,324

+0.3%
1,244.09
12.4/km2

Yarmouth
District municipality
April 17, 1879[8]
9,845

10,105

−2.6%
586.65
16.8/km2

Amherst
Town
December 18, 1889
9,413

9,717

−3.1%
12.07
779.9/km2

Annapolis Royal
Town
November 29, 1892
491

481

+2.1%
2.04
240.7/km2

Antigonish
Town
January 9, 1889
4,364

4,524

−3.5%
5.01
871.1/km2

Berwick
Town
May 25, 1923[15]
2,509

2,454

+2.2%
6.58
381.3/km2

Bridgewater
Town
February 13, 1899
8,532

8,241

+3.5%
13.63
626.0/km2

Clark's Harbour
Town
March 4, 1919
758

820

−7.6%
2.81
269.8/km2

Digby
Town
December 18, 1890
2,060

2,152

−4.3%
3.15
654.0/km2

Kentville
Town
May 1, 1886
6,271

6,094

+2.9%
17.26
363.3/km2

Lockeport
Town
February 26, 1907
531

588

−9.7%
2.33
227.9/km2

Lunenburg
Town
October 29, 1888
2,263

2,313

−2.2%
4.04
560.1/km2

Mahone Bay
Town
March 31, 1919
1,036

943

+9.9%
3.12
332.1/km2

Middleton
Town
May 31, 1909
1,832

1,749

+4.7%
5.57
328.9/km2

Mulgrave
Town
December 1, 1923
722

794

−9.1%
17.83
40.5/km2

New Glasgow
Town
May 6, 1875
9,075

9,562

−5.1%
9.96
911.1/km2

Oxford
Town
April 19, 1904
1,190

1,151

+3.4%
10.76
110.6/km2

Pictou
Town
May 4, 1874
3,186

3,437

−7.3%
8.01
397.8/km2

Port Hawkesbury
Town
January 22, 1889
3,214

3,366

−4.5%
8.1
396.8/km2

Shelburne
Town
April 4, 1907[16]
1,743

1,686

+3.4%
8.84
197.2/km2

Stellarton
Town
October 22, 1889
4,208

4,485

−6.2%
8.99
468.1/km2

Stewiacke
Town
August 30, 1906
1,373

1,438

−4.5%
17.62
77.9/km2

Trenton
Town
March 18, 1911
2,474

2,616

−5.4%
6.07
407.6/km2

Truro
Town
May 6, 1875
12,261

12,059

+1.7%
34.49
355.5/km2

Westville
Town
August 20, 1894
3,628

3,798

−4.5%
14.23
255.0/km2

Windsor
Town
April 4, 1878
3,648

3,785

−3.6%
9.11
400.4/km2

Wolfville
Town
March 4, 1893
4,195

4,269

−1.7%
6.46
649.4/km2

Yarmouth
Town
August 6, 1890
6,518

6,761

−3.6%
10.57
616.7/km2

Total regional municipalities

—

—

507,723

498,401

+1.9%

10,313.04

49.2/km2

Total county municipalities

—

—

184,625

188,364

−2.0%

25,260.63

7.3/km2

Total district municipalities

—

—

123,700

126,042

−1.9%

17,016.8

7.3/km2

Total towns

—

—

97,495

99,283

−1.8%

248.65

392.1/km2

Total municipalities

—

—

913,543

912,090

+0.2%

52,839.12

17.3/km2

Province of Nova Scotia

—

—

923,598

921,727

+0.2%

52,942.27

17.45/km2

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