Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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| Coordinates: 45°5′0″N 64°22′0″W / 45.083333°N 64.366667°W | |||
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Nova Scotia |
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| County | Kings | ||
| Settled | 1755 | ||
| Incorporated | 1893 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Bob Stead | ||
| Area | |||
| - Land | 6.45 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0- 92 m (-302 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| - Total | 3,772 | ||
| - Density | 584.7/km2 (1,514.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||
| Postal code | B4P | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| Telephone Exchange | 542, 585, 697 | ||
| Median Earnings* | $36,979 | ||
| NTS Map | 021H01 | ||
| GNBC Code | CBROD | ||
| Website | http://www.wolfville.ca | ||
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Wolfville is a small town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, located about 100 kilometres (62 miles) northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax. As of 2006, the population was 3,772.[1]
Wolfville is home to Acadia University, Landmark East School and the Acadia Cinema Cooperative, a non-profit organization that runs the local movie/performance house. The town also operates a small library and C@P site.
Wolfville is a popular tourist destination for the scenery of the nearby Bay of Fundy and Gaspereau Valley, as well as for the many cultural attractions which are offered by the university and town. In the past few years, several Victorian houses in Wolfville have been converted to bed and breakfast establishments.
Once known as Mud Creek and Horton, the town was renamed Wolfville in honour of judge Elisha DeWolf in 1830.[2] The town was an important shipbuilding location in the mid 19th century led by Wolfville shipbuilders such as Charles Rufus Burgess who later built the large full rigged ship Canada. The Windsor and Annapolis Railway arrived in 1868, later becoming the Dominion Atlantic Railway making Wolfville a seaport devoted principally to the export of apples from the orchards of the fertile Annapolis Valley. Wolfville Harbour was also a terminus of the MV Kipawo ferry, the last of a long succession of ferries that connected Wolfville, Kingsport and Parrsboro for 200 years.[3] The harbour, which empties twice a day due to the high tides of the Bay of Fundy, was once described by Robert Ripley as the smallest in the world.
In 1985, Wolfville was declared a nuclear free zone. Wolfville was declared Canada's first fair trade town on April 17, 2007.[4]
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[edit] Culture
Wolfville is considered by many to be, apart from Halifax, the cultural hub of Nova Scotia. The Acadia University Art Gallery and The Atlantic Theatre Festival are both located on Main Street along with many bistros and boutiques.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1981 | 3,235 | — |
| 1991 | 3,475 | 7.4% |
| 1996 | 3,833 | 10.3% |
| 2001 | 3,658 | −4.6% |
| 2006 | 3,772 | 3.1% |
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[edit] Notable residents
- Alex Colville, artist
- Mona Parsons, the only Canadian woman to be imprisoned by the German army
- Esther Clark Wright, historian
- Chelsea Kenmuir, the Bard of Wolfville
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistics Canada". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1207024&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=wolfville&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=.
- ^ "Canadian Encyclopedia". http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008671.
- ^ "Full Circle: History of the Kipawo". The Downhomer. August 1995. http://www.bellisland.net/history/kipawo.htm.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/fair-trade/
- ^ I:\ecstats\Agency\BRIAN\census2
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 45°05′N 64°22′W / 45.083°N 64.367°W
