Pugwash, Nova Scotia

Pugwash
Village
Motto:  World Famous for Peace
Pugwash Location of Pugwash in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45.850°N 63.661°W / 45.850; -63.661
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Cumberland
Founded	1807
Electoral Districts      Federal	Cumberland-Colchester
Provincial	Cumberland North
Government
• Governing Body	Pugwash Village Commission
• Chair	Tracey Mundle
• MLA	Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
• MP	Lenore Zann (L)
Area
• Total	9.83 km^2 (3.80 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	736
• Density	79.7/km^2 (206/sq mi)
Time zone	ATS
Postal Code	B0K 1L0
Area code	+1-902-243
Website	The Village Of Pugwash

Pugwash is a village in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It had a population of 736 as of the 2016 census.^[1]

Notable people

• Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868–1953), clergyman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1925 to 1933, and the 5th district from 1933 to 1953.^[2]
• Cyrus S. Eaton
• Norman MacKenzie
• James Dewar

Parks

• Gulf Shore Provincial Park
• Heather Beach Provincial Park ^[3]

The Northumberland Strait from the Gulf Shore Rd in the Pugwash area.

References

1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
2. Charles Aubrey Eaton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 9, 2007.
3. "Heather Beach | Nova Scotia Provincial Parks". parks.novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

Other websites

• The Village Of Pugwash Website
• Russell-Einstein Manifesto
• Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs