Kings County, Nova Scotia
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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 | Kentville |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 5 ′ N , 64 ° 30 ′ W |
| Residents | 60,589 (as of 2011) |
| surface | 2,126.11 km² |
| Population density | 28.5 inhabitants / km² |
| founding | 1759 |
| Time zone : | Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4) Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time) |
| Web presence | www.county.kings.ns.ca |
Kings County is one of the currently 18 counties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia). It is in the center of the province and has its administrative center in Kentville . 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 Hants County to the east and Annapolis County to the west . To the south is Lunenburg County .
In the 2,126.11 km² administrative unit lived 60,589 inhabitants in 2011, which results in a population density of 28.5 inhabitants / km². Compared to the census from 2006, the number of inhabitants has again increased slightly. The population has recently increased by 0.9% and is continuing the ongoing upward trend, making it one of the few counties in the province with a positive development in population. The county is the third largest of all counties in terms of both population and population density, after Halifax Regional Municipality and Cape Breton Regional Municipality . In terms of its size, it is only in the middle of all counties.
In Wolfville is the Acadia University , a state university that is primarily dedicated to bachelor degree programs.
The county is connected to the rest of the province's road network via Nova Scotia Highway 101 . Waterville / Kings County Municipal Airport is located near Waterville and connects the county to the air transport network. The Canadian Forces Base Greenwood is located near Greenwood .
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 1759, the Acadians settled here . The Grand-Pré National Historic Site provides evidence of this settlement by Acadians . At Grand-Pré was the location of a former Acadian village, which was the most important settlement in the area until the British expelled it in 1755. The village was declared a National Historic Site of Canada on June 12, 1982 . The surrounding cultural landscape shows the development of the agricultural arable land with its dykes and a lock system by the French settlers in the 17th century and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012 .
Communities
In Kings County are the towns of Berwick , Kentville and Wolfville and two First Nations reservations. All other settlements are administered by the county as so-called incorporated villages .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed October 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Entry on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Center ( English and French ).