Hants County
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 Location of the region in Nova Scotia
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| Country | Canada |
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Nova Scotia
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| Administrative headquarters | Windsor |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 59 ′ N , 64 ° 8 ′ W |
| Residents | 42,304 (as of 2011) |
| surface | 3,051.73 km² |
| Population density | 13.9 inhabitants / km² |
| founding | 1781 |
| Time zone : | Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4) Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time) |
Hants County is one of the currently 18 counties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia). It is located in the center of the province and is crossed by the Annapolis Valley . In the north of the county is the Minas Basin , a bay of the Bay of Fundy , with its strong tidal range . The county is bordered by Colchester County to the northeast and Halifax Regional Municipality to the southeast . Kings County is to the northwest and Lunenburg County to the southwest . The county has its administrative center in Windsor .
In 2011, 42,304 inhabitants lived in the 3,051.73 km² administrative unit, resulting in a population density of 13.9 inhabitants / km². Compared to the census from 2006, the number of inhabitants has decreased again. The population has recently increased by 2.7% and continues the ongoing upward trend and is one of the few counties in the province with a positive development in the number of inhabitants. The county is in the upper middle range of all counties in terms of population, population density and size.
The county is connected to the rest of the provincial road network via Nova Scotia Highway 101 and Highway 102 . In the southeast, the CN mainline from Halifax to Montreal passes through the county.
history
Even before it was discovered by Europeans, this area was a settlement and hunting area for First Nations , the Mi'kmaq . Before the county was founded in 1781 and named after the English county of Hampshire , the Acadians settled here . However, these were increasingly displaced from 1760 by English settlers.
Communities
In Hunts County there are the two towns Windsor and Hantsport as well as a First Nations reservation. All other settlements are so-called incorporated villages either in the Municipality of East Hants or the Municipality of West Hants . The administration of these settlements is taken over by the county administration.
Sons and daughters
Belonged to the most important citizens of the county
- Anna Mae Aquash , a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM),
- Thomas Chandler Haliburton , a writer ,
- George Elliott Clarke , a poet ,
- William Dawson Lawrence , a shipbuilder (builder of the largest wooden ship ever built in Canada), businessman and politician