West Hants, officially named the West Hants Regional Municipality, is a regional municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
West Hants | |
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| West Hants Regional Municipality Municipality of the District of West Hants (1879-2020) Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality (2020) | |
| Motto: Windsor/West Hants Together | |
 Location of West Hants Regional Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′N 64°06′W / 44.967°N 64.100°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Hants |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 |
| Amalgamated | April 1, 2020 |
| Name change | October 6, 2020 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Kings—Hants |
| Provincial | Hants West |
| Government | |
| • Type | West Hants Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Seat | Windsor |
| • Mayor | Abraham Zebian |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,244.09 km2 (480.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 15,368 |
| • Density | 12.4/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 |  0.3% |
| • Census ranking | 275 of 4,870 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 6,101 |
| Median Income* | $46,036 CAD |
| Website | Official website |
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It occupies the western half of Hants County, running from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the Municipality of the District of East Hants.
The Municipality of the District of West Hants amalgamated with Windsor on April 1, 2020, becoming the Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality.[2] It was renamed as West Hants Regional Municipality on October 6, 2020.[3]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the West Hants Regional Municipality had a population of 19,509 living in 8,374 of its 9,136 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 19,016. With a land area of 1,250.5 km2 (482.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.6/km2 (40.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
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Famous people
editThe 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality Act" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "Orders in Council | novascotia.ca".
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ 2011 Census
- ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: West Hants Municipal District, Nova Scotia
- ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data