East Hants, Nova Scotia
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East Hants is a municipal district
Municipal district
A municipal district is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....

 in Hants County
Hants County, Nova Scotia
Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport...

, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

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With its administrative seat in Milford Station
Milford Station, Nova Scotia
Milford Station is a Canadian village in Nova Scotia's East Hants municipal district in the Shubenacadie ValleyThe community is home to the largest open-pit gypsum mine in the world.-History:...

, the district occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin
Minas Basin
The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its extremely high tides.- Geography :- Boundary :...

 to the boundary with Halifax County
Halifax County, Nova Scotia
Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein...

, sharing this boundary with the West Hants municipal district. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley
Shubenacadie Valley
The Shubenacadie Valley is a Canadian rural region in central Nova Scotia.The picturesque Shubenacadie River flows through the valley, which is framed by low hills from its source at Shubenacadie Grand Lake in north-central Halifax County, then through a rolling landscape of rich soils left by...

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Demographics

Population trend
Census Population Change (%)
2006 23,387 2.7%
2001 20,821 5.3%
1996 19,767 6.5%
1991 18,560 N/A


Mother tongue language (2006)
Language Population Pct (%)
English only 20,515 96.02%
Other languages 515 2.41%
French only 310 1.45%
Both English and French 25 0.12%


Communities

  • Admiral Rock
    Admiral Rock, Nova Scotia
    Admiral Rock is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants .-References:*...

  • Belnan
    Belnan, Nova Scotia
    Belnan is a small community in Nova Scotia, located on Route 214. Belnan is located between Elmsdale and Nine Mile River. It is located in the Rawdon/Maitland region of the Glooscap Trail, Hants County. Belnan was founded by the MacDonnell family. After the inheritance of the large manor atop Green...

  • Burntcoat Head
    Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia
    Burntcoat Head is an unincorporated Canadian community in Hants County, Nova Scotia and is known internationally as the site where it was officially recorded that the Bay of Fundy, and specifically Burntcoat, has the highest tides in the world.- Highest Tides in the World :Burntcoat Head has a...

  • Centre Rawdon
    Centre Rawdon, Nova Scotia
    Centre Rawdon is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants.See Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia for history of the Township of Rawdon.-References:*...

  • Clarksville
    Clarksville, Nova Scotia
    Clarksville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants in Hants County .-References:*...

  • Densmore Mills
    Densmore Mills, Nova Scotia
    Densmore Mills is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.- Acadians :...

  • East Gore
    East Gore, Nova Scotia
    East Gore is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.History...

  • East Uniacke
    East Uniacke, Nova Scotia
    East Uniacke is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • Elmsdale
    Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
    Elmsdale is an unincorporated Canadian community located on the boundary of Hants and Halifax counties in Nova Scotia.Specifically, the community is divided by the Shubenacadie River, with the eastern half being in the Halifax Regional Municipality and the western half being in the Municipality of...

  • Enfield
    Enfield, Nova Scotia
    Enfield, , is a Canadian exurban community located in the Shubenacadie Valley on the border of Hants and Halifax counties. Specifically, Enfield exists in both the East Hants Municipal District and the Halifax Regional Municipality and is divided by the Shubenacadie River.The history of European...

  • Five Mile River
    Five Mile River, Nova Scotia
    Five Mile River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants in Hants County .-References:*...

  • Georgefield
    Georgefield, Nova Scotia
    Georgefield is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • Gore
    Gore, Nova Scotia
    Gore is a Canadian rural community in central Hants County, Nova Scotia. It is named after Sir Charles Stephen Gore. The village was settled primarily by the 84th Regiment of Foot ....

  • Gormanville
    Gormanville, Nova Scotia
    Gormanville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants in Hants County . The same families of Ulster Scots people, the Densmores and O'Briens , who had earlier settled Noel, Nova Scotia were the first to settle the area. The community...

  • Greenfield
  • Hardwood Lands
    Hardwood Lands, Nova Scotia
    Hardwood Lands is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County. Hardwood Lands has been a popular farming community for many generations. Hardwood Lands remains a rural community today...

  • Hillsvale
    Hillsvale, Nova Scotia
    Hillsvale is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • Indian Brook
    Indian Brook 14, Nova Scotia
    Indian Brook 14 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Hants County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Shubenacadie First Nation....

  • Kennetcook
    Kennetcook, Nova Scotia
    Kennetcook is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants. The community likely was named after the river that runs through it, Kennetcook River. Also see Upper Kennetcook.- History :...

  • Lantz
    Lantz, Nova Scotia
    Lantz is an unincorporated community located on the Shubenacadie River between the communities of Milford and Elmsdale, in the Municipality of East Hants and the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada...

  • Latties Brook
    Latties Brook, Nova Scotia
    Latties Brook is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • Maitland
    Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia
    Maitland, East Hants, Nova Scotia is a village in the East Hants, Nova Scotia municipal district, and home to the historic Lawrence House Museum, part of the Nova Scotia Museum...

  • Maple Grove
    Maple Grove, Nova Scotia
    Maple Grove is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • McPhees Corner
    McPhees Corner, Nova Scotia
    McPhees Corner is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • Milford Station
    Milford Station, Nova Scotia
    Milford Station is a Canadian village in Nova Scotia's East Hants municipal district in the Shubenacadie ValleyThe community is home to the largest open-pit gypsum mine in the world.-History:...


  • Moose Brook
    Moose Brook, Nova Scotia
    Moose Brook is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the municipality of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • Mount Uniacke
    Mount Uniacke, Nova Scotia
    Mount Uniacke is an unincorporated community in Hants County, Nova Scotia Canada. It lies about 40 km to the north of Halifax. , there were about 3,500 residents in the community ....

  • Nine Mile River
    Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia
    Nine Mile River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants .-References:*...

  • Noel
    Noel, Nova Scotia
    Noel is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, which is in Hants County, Nova Scotia . The community is most well known for being named after its most prominent resident Noel Doiron and for ship building in the nineteenth century...

  • Noel Road
    Noel Road, Nova Scotia
    Noel Road is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County. The community is named after Noel Doiron.-References:*...

  • Noel Shore
    Noel Shore, Nova Scotia
    Noel Shore is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants . The community is named after Noel Doiron. Birth place of one of the famous "Miller Brothers", Harry Herbert Miller. His brother Willard Miller was born in the neighbouring...

  • North Noel Road
    North Noel Road, Nova Scotia
    North Noel Road is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County. The community is named after Noel Doiron.-References:*...

  • Northfield
    Northfield, Hants, Nova Scotia
    Northfield is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • Rawdon Gold Mines
    Rawdon Gold Mines, Nova Scotia
    Rawdon Gold Mines is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants . See Rawdon, Nova Scotia.-References:*...

  • Renfrew
    Renfrew, Nova Scotia
    Renfrew is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County...

  • Riverside Corner
    Riverside Corner, Nova Scotia
    Riverside Corner is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • Roulston Corner
  • Selma
    Selma, Nova Scotia
    Selma is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.- Acadians :...

  • Shubenacadie
    Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
    Shubenacadie is a community located in Hants County, in central Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2006, the population was 2,074.In the Micmac language, Shubenacadie means "abounding in ground nuts" or "place where the red potato Shubenacadie (['ʃuːbə'nækədiː]) is a community located in Hants County, in...

  • South Maitland
    South Maitland, Nova Scotia
    South Maitland is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants . The village is best known for the historic bridge built over the Shubenacadie River for the Midland Railway . The Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre is also a major...

  • South Rawdon
    South Rawdon, Nova Scotia
    South Rawdon is a village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Municipal District of East Hants. It is a beautiful wooded area where the locals enjoy fishing, hunting, four-wheeling and other outdoor activities. It is the home of the River Herbert, where people enjoy swimming and...

  • Stanley
    Stanley, Nova Scotia
    Stanley is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Hants County, located in the Municipal District of East Hants. Stanley is most renoun for being the birth place of the acclaimed Canadian poet Alden Nowlan.- History :...

  • Tenecape
    Tenecape, Nova Scotia
    Tenecape is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.- Murder of the Little Peddler :...

  • Upper Kennetcook
    Upper Kennetcook, Nova Scotia
    Upper Kennetcook is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants.-References:*...

  • Upper Rawdon
    Upper Rawdon, Nova Scotia
    Upper Rawdon is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, which is in Hants County, Nova Scotia...

  • Urbania
    Urbania, Nova Scotia
    Urbania is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants .-References:*...

  • Walton
    Walton, Nova Scotia
    Walton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants, which is in Hants County, Nova Scotia. The community is named after James Walton Nutting ....

  • West Gore
    West Gore, Nova Scotia
    West Gore is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...

  • White Settlement
    White Settlement, Nova Scotia
    White Settlement is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County.-References:*...



Education

  • Hants East Rural High School
    Hants East Rural High School
    Hants East Rural High is a Canadian high school located in Milford Station, Nova Scotia.The school was opened in 1957 and is administratively part of the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board...

     is located in Milford Station
  • Hants North Rural High School is located in Kennetcook

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