Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
The Region of Queens Municipality is a Canadian
regional municipality
located in southwestern Nova Scotia
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The municipality's boundary
includes all of Queens County except for First Nations
reserves.
It was formed in 1996 through an amalgamation of the following incorporated municipalities:
Other communities in Queens Regional Municipality include:
Mother tongue language (2006)
Ethnic Groups (2006)
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Canada
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regional municipality
Regional municipality
A regional municipality is a type of Canadian municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place...
located in southwestern 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...
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The municipality's boundary
Border
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includes all of Queens County except for First Nations
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
reserves.
It was formed in 1996 through an amalgamation of the following incorporated municipalities:
- Town of Liverpool, Nova ScotiaLiverpool, Nova ScotiaLiverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia...
- Municipality of the County of Queens
Other communities in Queens Regional Municipality include:
- Port Joli, Nova ScotiaPort Joli, Nova ScotiaPort Joli is a small village located along Highway 103 on the southwest coast of Region of Queens Nova Scotia, Canada. It is about 20 miles from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, the nearest significant town, and 120 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia, the provincial capital. Port Mouton is about midway between...
- Port Mouton, Nova ScotiaPort Mouton, Nova ScotiaPort Mouton is a small village along Highway 103 on the southwest coast of Region of Queens Nova Scotia, Canada. It is about ten miles from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, the nearest significant community, and 100 miles from the provincial capital of Halifax, Nova Scotia.On May 13, 1604, the French...
- Caledonia, Nova ScotiaCaledonia, Nova ScotiaCaledonia, Nova Scotia is a village located in northern Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia along Trunk 8 . It is about 30 miles north of Liverpool. 11 miles north of Caledonia, in Maitland Bridge,is the main entrance to Kejimkujik National Park...
- Milton, Nova ScotiaMilton, Nova ScotiaMilton, Nova Scotia is a village located immediately north of Liverpool, Nova Scotia in the Region of Queens Nova Scotia. The village is most well known for being the birth place of the international best selling author Margaret Marshall Saunders. Her most famous book was Beautiful Joe...
- Brooklyn, Nova ScotiaBrooklyn, Queens County, Nova ScotiaBrooklyn is a Canadian suburban community in the Region of Queens Municipality in Queens County, Nova Scotia.Located on the east bank of the Mersey River opposite Liverpool, Brooklyn was placed on the map in 1907 when the Halifax and Southwestern Railway opened between Yarmouth and Halifax.In...
Demographics
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11,177 | 4.2% |
| Adjustment | 11,665 | 0.2% |
| 2001 | 11,694 | 5.6% |
| 1996 | 12,386 | 4.0% |
| 1991 | 12,903 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| English only | 10,730 | 97.46% |
| Other languages | 195 | 1.77% |
| French only | 75 | 0.68% |
| Both English and French | 10 | 0.09% |
Ethnic Groups (2006)
| Race | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| White | 10,870 | 98.68% |
| Black | 115 | 1.04% |
| Asian | 30 | 0.27% |
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the district, including external routes that start or finish at the district limits:- Highways
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- Trunk Routes
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- External Routes:
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