Halifax County, Nova Scotia
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| Counties of Nova Scotia | |
| Halifax County | |
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| County Statistics | |
| Area | 5495.54 km² |
| Population | 359,183 * |
| Population_Density | 65.4/km²* |
| Average_Earnings | $46,941 + |
| Government | |
| Warden/Mayor | Peter Kelly |
| Governing Body | Halifax Regional Council |
| Incorporated Towns & Municipalities | |
| none | |
| Other Information | |
| Website | http://halifax.ca |
| Adjacent Counties | |
| NORTH | |
| Colchester, Hants, Pictou | |
| WEST | EAST |
| Lunenburg | Guysborough |
| SOUTH | |
| None | |
| Footnotes | |
| * According to StatCan Census Year 2001 | |
| + Average Household Income | |
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Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
The Municipality of the County of Halifax was a municipal unit dissolved in 1996 with its amalgamation into the Halifax Regional Municipality.
[edit] History
Deriving its name from George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716-1771) Halifax County was established by Order-in-Council on August 17, 1759. The boundaries of four other counties - Annapolis, Kings, Cumberland and Lunenburg - were specifically defined at that time, with Halifax County comprising all the part of peninsular Nova Scotia that was not within their limits.
Following the Seven Years' War, Cape Breton Island was formally annexed to Nova Scotia. For a time it formed part of Halifax County.
The boundaries of Halifax County were modified in 1822. That part of St. Mary's Township (established in 1818) which had been in Halifax County was annexed to and included within Sydney County.
The dividing line between the Districts of Halifax and Colchester was confirmed and established on May 3, 1828. In 1835, Halifax County was divided and the Counties of Colchester and Pictou County were created out of parts of what had hitherto been Halifax County. Eventually in 1880 the boundary between the Counties of Halifax and Colchester was fixed.
The boundaries of the county are also the boundaries of the Halifax Regional Municipality, plus the Indian reserves of Cole Harbour, Sheet Harbour and Shubenacadie.
Halifax County continues to exist as a legal place name in Nova Scotia, though all municipal government and service delivery is provided by either the Regional Municipality or the reservations, and there is no additional county level government or administration.
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Largest and smallest census divisions of Canada
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| Province / Territory | Area (km²) | Population (2001) | ||||||||||
| Largest | Smallest | Largest | Smallest | |||||||||
| Alberta | Division No. 17 | 192,055.15 | Division No. 8 | 9,908.36 | Div. No. 6 (Calgary) | 1,021,060 | Division No. 4 | 11,300 | ||||
| British Columbia | Stikine Region | 132,496.21 | Nanaimo | 2,034.94 | Gtr. Vancouver | 1,986,965 | Stikine Region | 1,316 | ||||
| Manitoba | Division No. 23 | 242,016.21 | Division No. 11 | 572.12 | Division No. 11 | 621,451 | Division No. 23 | 8,989 | ||||
| New Brunswick | North'land Cnty. | 12,112.44 | St. John Cnty. | 1,462.43 | Westmorland Cnty. | 124,688 | Queens County | 11,862 | ||||
| Newf'land & Labrador | Division No. 10 | 269,073.30 | Division No. 2 | 6,099.04 | Division No. 1 | 242,875 | Division No. 3 | 19,370 | ||||
| Northwest Territories | Fort Smith Rgn. | 618,360.38 | Inuvik Region | 522,747.99 | Fort Smith Rgn. | 28,824 | Inuvik Region | 8,536 | ||||
| Nova Scotia | Halifax Reg. Mun. | 5,495.54 | Richmond Cnty. | 1,244.28 | Halifax Reg. Mun. | 359,183 | Victoria County | 7,962 | ||||
| Nunavut | Baffin Region | 1,023,570.49 | Keewatin Rgn. | 444,680.40 | Baffin Region | 14,372 | Kitikmeot Rgn. | 4,816 | ||||
| Ontario | Kenora District | 407,167.33 | Toronto Div. | 629.91 | Toronto Div. | 2,481,494 | Manitoulin Dist. | 12,679 | ||||
| Prince Edward Island | Queens County | 2,020.17 | Kings County | 1,684.35 | Queens County | 71,619 | Kings County | 19,180 | ||||
| Quebec | Nord-du-Québec | 747,719.86 | Laval | 247.07 | Montreal | 1,812,723 | L'Île-d'Orléans | 6,779 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Division No. 18 | 268,498.80 | Division No. 10 | 12,223.73 | Division No. 11 | 237,629 | Division No. 4 | 11,714 | ||||
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