Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Lunenburg County | |
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![]() Lunenburg harbourfront | |
Nickname(s): "Christmas Tree Capital of the World"[1] | |
![]() Location of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia | |
Coordinates: 44°30′N 64°30′W / 44.5°N 64.5°WCoordinates: 44°30′N 64°30′W / 44.5°N 64.5°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
District municipalities | Chester / Lunenburg |
Towns | Bridgewater / Lunenburg / Mahone Bay |
Established | August 17, 1759 |
Electoral Districts Federal | South Shore–St. Margaret's |
Provincial | Chester-St. Margaret's / Lunenburg / Lunenburg West |
Area | |
• Land | 2,907.93 km2 (1,122.76 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 47,126 |
• Density | 16.2/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code(s) | 902 |
Dwellings | 24,786 |
Median Income* | $43,257 CDN |
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Lunenburg County is an historical county and census division on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Major settlements include Bridgewater, Lunenburg, and Mahone Bay.
History[edit]
Named in honour of the British king who was also the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, it was established in 1759, when the Nova Scotia peninsula was divided into five counties. The county became smaller when new counties were created from its boundaries: Queens (1762), Hants (1781), Shelburne (1784), and Sydney (1784).
By Chapter 52 of the Statutes of 1863, Lunenburg County was divided into two districts for court sessional purposes – Chester and Lunenburg. That statute provided authority for the appointment of a Custos Rotulorum 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. In 1879, the two districts were incorporated as district municipalities.
Governance[edit]
Today the county has no legal status, although its borders are coincident with the five municipalities contained within it:
- the municipality of the District of Chester
- the municipality of the District of Lunenburg
- the town of Bridgewater
- the town of Lunenburg
- the town of Mahone Bay
The above municipalities comprise the entire territory of the county.[4]
There are three Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation reserves in the county:
Demographics[edit]
As a census division in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lunenburg County recorded a population of 47,126 living in 21,439 of its 26,648 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2011 population of 47,313. With a land area of 2,909.77 km2 (1,123.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.2/km2 (41.9/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
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Mother tongue language (2011)[8]
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Ethnic Groups (2006)[9]
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Religious make-up (2001)[10]
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Access routes[edit]
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county boundary:[11]
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See also[edit]
- List of communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
- List of communities in Nova Scotia
- Royal eponyms in Canada
- Black Lake listings within Nova Scotia.
- Lunenburg English, the distinctive dialect of the area
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.terrysoff.com/lunenburg-county/christmas-tree-capital/
- ^ a b "2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
- ^ Municipal Government Act
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Censuses 1871-1941
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ Statistics Canada: 2011 census
- ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
- ^ [1] Religious make-up, for Lunenburg County, 2001 census - 100% data
- ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 78-80, 86-87