West Hants, Nova Scotia
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| The Municipality of the District of West Hants | ||
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| Municipal Statistics | ||
| Area | 1,238.12 km² | |
| Population | 13,881 * | |
| Population_Density | 11.2 /km²* | |
| Average_Earnings | $ CDN 23,918 + | |
| Founded | 1685 | |
| Government | ||
| Warden | Richard Dauphinee | |
| Governing Body | The Municipality of the District of West Hants Council | |
| Administrative Seat | Windsor | |
| Date Incorporated | April 17, 1879 | |
| Other Information | ||
| Website | http://www.westhants.ca | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC -4) | |
| Postal Code | B0N | |
| Telephone Exchange(s) | 902 - 633, 684, 757, 798 | |
| Footnotes | ||
| * According to StatCan Census Year 2006 | ||
| + Average Household Income | ||
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West Hants is a municipal district in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
It occupies the western half of Hants County, running from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the East Hants municipal district.
West Hants entirely surrounds the incorporated town of Windsor.
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.
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