East Hants, Nova Scotia
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| Municipality of East Hants | ||
| Home of The World's Highest Recorded Tides | ||
| Municipal Statistics | ||
| Area | 1,787.64 km² | |
| Population | 21,387 * | |
| Population_Density | 12 /km²* | |
| Average_Earnings | $ CDN 25,597 + | |
| Founded | 1760s | |
| Government | ||
| Warden | John Patterson | |
| Governing Body | District of East Hants Municipal Council | |
| Administrative Seat | Milford | |
| Date Incorporated | April 17, 1879 | |
| Other Information | ||
| Website | http://www.easthants.ca | |
| Time zone | AST | |
| Postal Code | B0N | |
| Telephone Exchange(s) | 902 - 256, 261 ,362, 369, 528, 632, 750, 751, 758, 866, 883 | |
| Footnotes | ||
| * According to StatCan Census Year 2006 | ||
| + Average Household Income | ||
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East Hants is a municipal district in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
With its administrative seat in Milford Station, the district occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the West Hants municipal district. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
- Population: 20,821
- % Change (1996-2001): 5.3
- Dwellings: 8,176
- Area (km².): 1,788.04
- Density (persons per km².): 11.6
[edit] Communities
Villages include:
- Admiral Rock
- Belnan
- Burntcoat Head
- Centre Rawdon
- Clarksville
- Densmore Mills
- East Gore
- East Uniacke
- Elmsdale
- Enfield
- Five Mile River
- Georgefield
- Gore
- Gormanville
- Greenfield
- Hardwood Lands
- Hillsvale
- Indian Brook
- Kennetcook
- Lakelands
- Lantz
- Latties Brook
- Maitland
- Maple Grove
- McPhee's Corner
- Milford Station
- Moose Brook
- Mount Uniacke
- Nine Mile River
- Noel
- Noel Road
- Noel Shore
- North Noel Road
- Northfield
- Rawdon Gold Mines
- Renfrew
- Riverside Corner
- Roulston Corner
- Selma
- Shubenacadie
- South Maitland
- South Rawdon
- Stanley
- Tennecape
- Upper Kennetcook
- Upper Rawdon
- Urbania
- Walton
- West Gore
- White Settlement
[edit] Education
- Hants East Rural High is located in Milford Station
- Hants North Rural High is located in Kennetcook
[edit] References
The Municipality of East Hants
| North: Minas Basin | ||
| West: West Hants |
East Hants East Hants completely surrounds Indian Brook |
East: Colchester County |
| South: Halifax Regional Municipality |
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