Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia

Region of Queens Municipality
Regional Municipality
Coat of arms
Motto: Rivers, Forest, Sea
Location of Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°02′N 64°43′W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Incorporated	April 1, 1996
Electoral Districts Federal	South Shore—St. Margaret's
Provincial	Queens-Shelburne
Government
• Type	Queens Regional Council
• Mayor	Christopher L. A. Clarke
Area
• Land	2,386.58 km2 (921.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	10,917
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	2.3%
• Census Ranking	332 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	6,150
Median Income*	$36,461 CDN
Website	regionofqueens.com
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

The Region of Queens Municipality is a Canadian regional municipality located in southwestern Nova Scotia.

Geography

The municipality's boundary includes all of Queens County except for First Nations reserves.

History

It was formed in 1996 through an amalgamation of the following incorporated municipalities:

• Town of Liverpool, Nova Scotia
• Municipality of the County of Queens

Other communities in Queens Regional Municipality include:

• Port Joli, Nova Scotia
• Port Mouton, Nova Scotia
• Caledonia, Nova Scotia
• Milton, Nova Scotia
• Brooklyn, Nova Scotia

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	10,917	2.3%
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 (2011)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	10,530	97.73%
French only	80	0.74%
Non-official languages	145	1.34%
Multiple responses	20	0.18%

Ethnic Groups (2006)

Ethnic Origin	Population	Pct (%)
Canadian	5,245	47.6%
German	3,110	28.2%
English	3,005	27.3%
Scottish	2,225	20.2%
Irish	1,740	15.8%
French	1,205	10.9%
Dutch (Netherlands)	910	8.3%
North American Indian	840	7.6%

Access Routes

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

• Highways
  • Hwy 103

• Trunk Routes
  • Trunk 3
  • Trunk 8

• Collector Routes:
  • Route 208
  • Route 210
  • Route 331

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

External links

• Region of Queens Municipality