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Revision as of 08:30, 28 July 2021
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| West Hants Regional Municipality Municipality of the District of West Hants (1879-2020) Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality (2020) | |
| Motto: Windsor/West Hants Together | |
 Location of West Hants Regional Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′N 64°06′W / 44.967°N 64.100°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Hants |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 |
| Amalgamated | April 1, 2020 |
| Name change | October 6, 2020 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Kings—Hants |
| Provincial | Hants West |
| Government | |
| • Type | West Hants Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Seat | Windsor |
| • Mayor | Abraham Zebian |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,244.09 km2 (480.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,368 |
| • Density | 12.4/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 |  0.3% |
| • Census ranking | 275 of 4,870 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 6,101 |
| Median Income* | $46,036 CDN |
| Website | Official website |
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West Hants, officially named the West Hants Regional Municipality, is a regional municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
It occupies the western half of Hants County, running from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the Municipality of the District of East Hants.
The Municipality of the District of West Hants amalgamated with Windsor on April 1, 2020, becoming the Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality.[3] It was renamed as West Hants Regional Municipality on October 6, 2020.[4]
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of West Hants recorded a population of 15,368 living in 6,426 of its 7,175 total private dwellings, a change of 0.3% from its 2011 population of 15,324. With a land area of 1,244.09 km2 (480.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.4/km2 (32.0/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
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Famous people
The poet George Elliot Clarke is from West Hants. His poem, "West Hants County" tells of the difficult condition of black workers in the gypsum mines at one time in its history.
See also
References
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada.
- ^ https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/statutes/region%20of%20windsor%20and%20west%20hants%20municipality.pdf
- ^ https://novascotia.ca/exec_council/oic/view.asp?oicID=19295
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ 2011 Census
- ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: West Hants Municipal District, Nova Scotia
- ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
External links
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