East Hants, Nova Scotia

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East Hants
—  Municipal district  —
Motto: Home of The World's Highest Recorded Tides
Location of East Hants Municipal District
Coordinates: 45°03′N 63°45′W / 45.05°N 63.75°W / 45.05; -63.75
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Hants
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts     Federal	Kings—Hants
Provincial	Hants East
Government
- Type	East Hants Municipal Council
- Municipal Seat	Milford Station
- Warden	John Patterson
Area [1]
- Land	1,787.64 km2 (690.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- Total	21,387
- Density	12.0/km2 (31.1/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	▲2.7%
- Census Ranking	179 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	8,753
Median Income*	$56,591 CDN
Website	www.easthants.ca
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

East Hants is a municipal district in Hants County, Nova Scotia.

With its administrative seat in Milford Station, the district occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the West Hants municipal district. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Communities 3 Education 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 23,387 ▲2.7% 2001 20,821 ▲5.3% 1996 19,767 ▲6.5% 1991 18,560 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 20,515 96.02% Other languages 515 2.41% French only 310 1.45% Both English and French 25 0.12%

[edit] Communities

Admiral Rock Belnan Burntcoat Head Centre Rawdon Clarksville Densmore Mills East Gore East Uniacke Elmsdale Enfield Five Mile River Georgefield Gore Gormanville Greenfield Hardwood Lands Hillsvale Indian Brook Kennetcook Lantz Latties Brook Maitland Maple Grove McPhees Corner Milford Station

Moose Brook Mount Uniacke Nine Mile River Noel Noel Road Noel Shore North Noel Road Northfield Rawdon Gold Mines Renfrew Riverside Corner Roulston Corner Selma Shubenacadie South Maitland South Rawdon Stanley Tenecape Upper Kennetcook Upper Rawdon Urbania Walton West Gore White Settlement

[edit] Education

• Hants East Rural High School is located in Milford Station
• Hants North Rural High School is located in Kennetcook

[edit] See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Municipality of East Hants

		Minas Basin
	West Hants Municipal District		Colchester County
		East Hants Municipal District
		Halifax Regional Municipality

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Coordinates: 45°3′N 63°45′W / 45.05°N 63.75°W / 45.05; -63.75

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