Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
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Lunenburg County is a county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 located on the South Shore of the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, It ranges from Hubbards
Hubbards, Nova Scotia
Hubbards is an unincorporated Canadian rural community on the South Shore of Nova Scotia.-Geography:Hubbards is located on the eastern side of the Aspotogan Peninsula, and along the northern shore of St. Margarets Bay...

 to the east and Vogler's Cove
Vogler's Cove, Nova Scotia
Vogler's Cove is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County.-References:*...

 to the west.

History

Named in honour of the British king who was also the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Brunswick-Lüneburg
The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , or more properly Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical ducal state from the late Middle Ages until the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, in what is now northern Germany...

 , Lunenburg County was established in 1759, when peninsular Nova Scotia was divided into five counties. Three years later Lunenburg County was reduced in size when Queens County was established. Following the establishment of Queens County in 1762, Hants County
Hants County, Nova Scotia
Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport...

 in 1781, and Shelburne
Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Shelburne County was founded in 1784 shortly following the influx of Loyalist settlers evacuated from the newly independent United States of America...

 and Sydney Counties in 1784, the boundaries of all nine of the counties were defined by the Council of Nova Scotia.

By Chapter 52 of the Statutes of 1863 the Township of Chester in the County of Lunenburg was made a separate district for certain specified purposes. That statute provided authority for the appointment of a Custos Rotulorum
Custos rotulorum
Custos rotulorum is the keeper of an English county's records and, by virtue of that office, the highest civil officer in the county...

 and for the establishment of a general sessions of the peace for the District of Chester, with the same powers as if it were a separate county.

Demographics

Population trend
Census Population Change (%)
2006 47,150 0.9%
2001 47,591 0.1%
1996 47,561 0.2%
1991 47,634 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)
Language Population Pct (%)
English only 45,160 96.89%
Other languages 890 1.91%
French only 515 1.10%
Both English and French 45 0.10%


Ethnic Groups (2006)
Race Population Pct (%)
White 46,205 99.12%
Asian 205 0.44%
Black 75 0.16%
Other 110 0.24%


Communities

Lunenburg County consists of five municipalities, namely, the towns of Bridgewater
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. It is the largest town in the South Shore region. While the majority of the South Shore's economy is based upon the tourist trade, Bridgewater is more a commercial and industrial centre and...

, Lunenburg
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Lunenburg , is a Canadian port town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Situated on the province's South Shore, Lunenburg is located on a peninsula at the western side of Mahone Bay. The town is approximately 90 kilometres southwest of the county boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality.The...

 and Mahone Bay
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
Mahone Bay is a town located on the northwest shore of Mahone Bay along the South Shore of Nova Scotia in Lunenburg County.- History :...

 and the municipal districts of Chester
Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia
The Municipality of the District of Chester is a municipal district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, the district's administrative seat is the village of Chester.- Demographics :Population trend...

 and Lunenburg
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (municipal district)
Lunenburg is a municipal district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Its legal name is the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg.- Demographics :Population trendMother tongue language -External links:*...

. There are also two incorporated villages. The Village of Chester
Chester, Nova Scotia
Chester is an incorporated Canadian village located in and part of Nova Scotia's Chester Municipal District in the southeastern part of Lunenburg County.-History:...

 is part of of the Municipality of the District of Chester and the Village of Hebbville
Hebbville, Nova Scotia
Hebbville is an incorporated village bordering the town of Bridgewater in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The village borders numerous other unincorporated communities as well as Fancy Lake on its southern border....

 is part of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg.

Lunenburg County includes many rural communities which contribute to and use the services of the towns such as LaHave
LaHave, Nova Scotia
LaHave was once the capital of Acadia/ Nova Scotia and is now a small scenic village located on Highway 331 at the mouth of the LaHave River in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, across the river from Riverport and approximately 15 kilometres from the town of Bridgewater.- French Colony :LaHave was the...

, Riverport
Riverport, Nova Scotia
Riverport is a charming community, surrounding the fairhaven of Ritcey's Cove, situated beautifully at the end of the LaHave River in Nova Scotia, Canada. Settled in 1754, the harbour, free from shoals, and in which marine craft are safe from every wind, is one of the finest in North America...

, Kingsburg
Kingsburg, Nova Scotia
Kingsburg is a town that is part of the Riverport District and at the end of the Kingsburg area. The community is approximately 130 kilometers from Halifax Regional Municipality, 30 kilometers from Bridgewater and 25 kilometers from Lunenburg and now a summer vacation area.The Kingsburg area also...

 and Waterloo
Waterloo, Nova Scotia
Waterloo, Nova Scotia is a small rural community in western Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The community extends approximately 10 kilometers from Route 210 to the Queens County line and is 20 kilometers from the commercial hub of Bridgewater...

, to name a few.

Indian reserves in Lunenburg include Gold River
Gold River 21, Nova Scotia
Gold River 21 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Acadia First Nation....

, New Ross
New Ross 20, Nova Scotia
New Ross 20 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Shubenacadie First Nation....

 and Pennal
Pennal 19, Nova Scotia
Pennal 19 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Shubenacadie First Nation....

.

For a complete list of communities, see List of communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district, including external routes that start or finish at the district limits:

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