List of villages in Nova Scotia

A village is a type of unincorporated community in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia that has a commission established under the Municipal Government Act for the purpose of providing certain municipal services to a defined area within its larger county or district municipality.^[1]

Nova Scotia has 22 villages.^[2] According to available population data, Nova Scotia's largest and smallest villages are Bible Hill and River Hebert with populations of 8,913 and 1,296 respectively.^[3]

List

Name[4]	Historical county[4]	Rural municipality[4]	Population (2011)[3]	Population (2006)[3]	Change (%)[3]
Aylesford	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	2,408	2,445	−1.5
Baddeck	Victoria	VictoriaMunicipality of the County of Victoria	1,988	2,154	−8.4
Bible Hill	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	8,913	8,480	5.1
Canning	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	2,589	2,760	−6.6
Chester	Lunenburg	ChesterMunicipality of the District of Chester	2,348	2,294	2.4
Cornwallis Square	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	1,877	1,941	−3.4
Dover	Guysborough	GuysboroughMunicipality of the District of Guysborough	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freeport	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Greenwood	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	5,369	5,289	1.5
Hebbville	Lunenburg	LunenburgMunicipality of the District of Lunenburg	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kingston	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	5,174	5,176	−0.0
Lawrencetown	Annapolis	AnnapolisMunicipality of the County of Annapolis	1,739	1,793	−3.1
New Minas	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	5,135	5,055	1.2
Port Williams	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	1,703	1,766	−3.7
Pugwash	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	1,420	1,513	−6.5
River Hebert	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	1,296	1,330	−2.6
St. Peter's	Richmond	RichmondMunicipality of the County of Richmond	1,492	1,453	2.7
Tatamagouche	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	2,037	2,070	−1.6
Tiverton	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Westport	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Weymouth	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	1,773	1,839	−3.7
Total villages	—	—	48,754	48,873	−0.2

References

1. "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2014. pp. 2, 12. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
2. Ian Fairclough (December 17, 2014). "Province: Status of villages still being explored". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
3. "Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Government of Nova Scotia. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
4. "Nova Scotia Annual Report of Municipal Statistics for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015" (PDF). Department of Municipal Affairs. 2015. pp. 12, 126. Retrieved December 5, 2016.