Canada: Nova Scotia
Contents: Counties and Municipal Units
The population of the counties and municipal units (towns, municipalities, etc.) of Nova Scotia by census years.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1996-05-14 | Population Census 2001-05-15 | Population Census 2006-05-16 | Population Census 2011-05-10 | Population Census 2016-05-10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis | County | 22,324 | 21,773 | 21,438 | 20,756 | 21,123 | → |
| Annapolis Royal | Town | 583 | 550 | 444 | 481 | 491 | → |
| Annapolis, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,710 | 6,576 | 6,342 | 6,008 | 5,866 | → |
| Annapolis, Subdivision B (incl. Bridgetown) | Subdivision of County Municipality | 5,032 | 4,824 | 4,679 | 4,599 | 4,448 | → |
| Annapolis, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 5,165 | 5,085 | 5,085 | 5,016 | 4,947 | → |
| Annapolis, Subdivision D | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,024 | 2,979 | 3,007 | 2,903 | 2,991 | → |
| Bear River 6B | Indian Reserve | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 16 | → |
| Bear River (Part) 6 | Indian Reserve | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | → |
| Middleton | Town | 1,800 | 1,744 | 1,829 | 1,749 | 1,832 | → |
| Antigonish | County | 19,554 | 19,578 | 18,836 | 19,589 | 19,658 | → |
| Antigonish | Town | 4,860 | 4,754 | 4,236 | 4,524 | 4,364 | → |
| Antigonish, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 7,557 | 7,702 | 7,730 | 8,253 | 8,278 | → |
| Antigonish, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,854 | 6,819 | 6,509 | 6,439 | 6,306 | → |
| Pomquet And Afton 23 | Indian Reserve | 283 | 303 | 361 | 373 | 353 | → |
| Cape Breton | County | 117,849 | 109,330 | 105,928 | 101,619 | 99,096 | → |
| Cape Breton | Regional Municipality | 114,733 | 105,968 | 102,250 | 97,398 | 94,285 | → |
| Eskasoni 3 | Indian Reserve | 2,504 | 2,741 | 2,952 | 3,309 | 3,422 | → |
| Membertou 28B | Indian Reserve | 612 | 621 | 726 | 912 | 1,015 | → |
| Colchester | County | 49,262 | 49,307 | 50,023 | 50,968 | 51,337 | → |
| Colchester, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,755 | 3,643 | 3,525 | 3,642 | 3,459 | → |
| Colchester, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 18,406 | 18,607 | 19,297 | 19,643 | 19,534 | → |
| Colchester, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 13,000 | 13,391 | 13,312 | 13,339 | 13,098 | → |
| Millbrook 27 | Indian Reserve | 758 | 821 | 703 | 847 | 860 | → |
| Stewiacke | Town | 1,405 | 1,388 | 1,421 | 1,438 | 1,373 | → |
| Truro | Town | 11,938 | 11,457 | 11,765 | 12,059 | 12,261 | → |
| Cumberland | County | 33,804 | 32,605 | 32,046 | 31,353 | 30,778 | → |
| Amherst | Town | 9,669 | 9,470 | 9,505 | 9,717 | 9,413 | → |
| Cumberland, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 2,699 | 2,471 | 2,261 | 2,141 | 1,915 | → |
| Cumberland, Subdivision B (incl. Springhill) | Subdivision of County Municipality | 8,408 | 8,106 | 7,722 | 7,448 | 6,859 | → |
| Cumberland, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 5,412 | 5,216 | 5,525 | 5,325 | 5,268 | → |
| Cumberland, Subdivision D | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,647 | 4,481 | 4,454 | 4,266 | 4,155 | → |
| Oxford | Town | 1,352 | 1,332 | 1,178 | 1,151 | 1,190 | → |
| Parrsboro | Town | 1,617 | 1,529 | 1,401 | 1,305 | 1,205 | → |
| Digby | County | 20,500 | 19,548 | 18,992 | 18,036 | 17,489 | → |
| Bear River (Part) 6 | Indian Reserve | 77 | 89 | 101 | 102 | 138 | → |
| Clare | Municipal District | 9,298 | 9,067 | 8,813 | 8,319 | 8,018 | → |
| Digby | Municipal District | 8,926 | 8,281 | 7,986 | 7,463 | 7,107 | → |
| Digby | Town | 2,199 | 2,111 | 2,092 | 2,152 | 2,060 | → |
| Guysborough | County | 10,917 | 9,827 | 9,058 | 8,143 | 7,354 | → |
| Guysborough (incl. Canso) | Municipal District | 7,069 | 6,157 | 5,592 | 4,995 | 4,670 | → |
| Mulgrave | Town | 896 | 904 | 879 | 794 | 722 | → |
| St. Mary's | Municipal District | 2,952 | 2,766 | 2,587 | 2,354 | 2,233 | → |
| Halifax | County | 342,966 | 359,183 | 372,858 | 390,328 | 417,868 | → |
| Beaver Lake 17 | Indian Reserve | ... | 0 | 21 | 23 | 21 | → |
| Cole Harbour 30 | Indian Reserve | 50 | 38 | 128 | 194 | 203 | → |
| Halifax | Regional Municipality | 342,851 | 359,111 | 372,679 | 390,086 | 403,131 | → |
| Sheet Harbour 36 | Indian Reserve | 63 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 25 | → |
| Shubenacadie 13 | Indian Reserve | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
| Wallace Hills 14A | Indian Reserve | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | → |
| Hants | County | 39,483 | 40,513 | 41,182 | 42,304 | 42,950 | → |
| East Hants | Municipal District | 19,767 | 20,821 | 21,397 | 22,111 | 22,453 | → |
| Indian Brook 14 | Indian Reserve | 946 | 932 | 1,014 | 1,084 | 1,089 | → |
| West Hants (incl. Hantsport) | Municipal District | 15,044 | 14,982 | 15,062 | 15,324 | 15,368 | → |
| Windsor | Town | 3,726 | 3,778 | 3,709 | 3,785 | 3,648 | → |
| Inverness | County | 20,918 | 19,937 | 19,036 | 17,947 | 17,170 | → |
| Inverness, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,595 | 6,009 | 5,859 | 5,280 | 5,076 | → |
| Inverness, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,132 | 5,769 | 5,369 | 5,144 | 4,928 | → |
| Inverness, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,808 | 3,823 | 3,668 | 3,357 | 3,186 | → |
| Port Hawkesbury | Town | 3,809 | 3,701 | 3,517 | 3,366 | 3,214 | → |
| Whycocomagh 2 | Indian Reserve | 574 | 635 | 623 | 800 | 831 | → |
| Kings | County | 59,193 | 58,866 | 60,035 | 60,589 | 60,817 | → |
| Berwick | Town | 2,195 | 2,282 | 2,454 | 2,454 | 2,509 | → |
| Cambridge 32 | Indian Reserve | 80 | 104 | 120 | 144 | 140 | → |
| Glooscap 35 | Indian Reserve | 48 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 81 | → |
| Kentville | Town | 5,551 | 5,610 | 5,815 | 6,094 | 6,271 | → |
| Kings, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 22,700 | 22,430 | 22,161 | 22,103 | 22,234 | → |
| Kings, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 11,490 | 11,619 | 12,033 | 11,990 | 11,858 | → |
| Kings, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 8,049 | 7,943 | 8,121 | 8,275 | 8,093 | → |
| Kings, Subdivision D | Subdivision of County Municipality | 5,247 | 5,167 | 5,499 | 5,201 | 5,219 | → |
| Wolfville | Town | 3,833 | 3,658 | 3,772 | 4,269 | 4,195 | → |
| Lunenburg | County | 47,561 | 47,591 | 47,150 | 47,313 | 47,222 | → |
| Bridgewater | Town | 7,351 | 7,621 | 7,944 | 8,241 | 8,532 | → |
| Chester | Municipal District | 10,602 | 10,781 | 10,741 | 10,599 | 10,310 | → |
| Gold River 21 | Indian Reserve | 25 | 39 | 65 | 77 | 95 | → |
| Lunenburg | Municipal District | 25,949 | 25,570 | 25,164 | 25,118 | 24,863 | → |
| Lunenburg | Town | 2,599 | 2,568 | 2,317 | 2,313 | 2,263 | → |
| Mahone Bay | Town | 1,017 | 991 | 904 | 943 | 1,036 | → |
| New Ross 20 | Indian Reserve | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
| Pennal 19 | Indian Reserve | ... | ... | 15 | 22 | 27 | → |
| Pictou | County | 48,718 | 46,965 | 46,513 | 45,643 | 45,248 | → |
| Fisher's Grant 24 | Indian Reserve | 315 | 394 | 429 | 467 | 485 | → |
| Merigomish Harbour 31 | Indian Reserve | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
| New Glasgow | Town | 9,812 | 9,432 | 9,455 | 9,562 | 9,075 | → |
| Pictou | Town | 4,022 | 3,875 | 3,813 | 3,437 | 3,186 | → |
| Pictou, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,641 | 6,355 | 6,412 | 6,397 | 6,075 | → |
| Pictou, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 6,602 | 6,242 | 6,103 | 6,014 | 6,174 | → |
| Pictou, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 9,428 | 9,181 | 9,038 | 8,867 | 8,443 | → |
| Stellarton | Town | 4,968 | 4,809 | 4,717 | 4,485 | 4,208 | → |
| Trenton | Town | 2,952 | 2,798 | 2,741 | 2,616 | 2,474 | → |
| Westville | Town | 3,976 | 3,879 | 3,805 | 3,798 | 3,628 | → |
| Queens | County | 12,417 | 11,723 | 11,212 | 10,960 | 10,670 | → |
| Ponhook Lake 10 | Indian Reserve | ... | 29 | 15 | 10 | 15 | → |
| Queens | Regional Municipality | 12,386 | 11,665 | 11,177 | 10,917 | 10,307 | → |
| Wildcat 12 | Indian Reserve | 31 | 29 | 20 | 33 | 29 | → |
| Richmond | County | 11,022 | 10,225 | 9,740 | 9,293 | 8,956 | → |
| Chapel Island 5 | Indian Reserve | 350 | 419 | 444 | 481 | 506 | → |
| Richmond, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,437 | 4,082 | 4,072 | 3,953 | 3,796 | → |
| Richmond, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 2,074 | 1,876 | 1,769 | 1,573 | 1,512 | → |
| Richmond, Subdivision C | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,161 | 3,848 | 3,455 | 3,286 | 3,150 | → |
| Shelburne | County | 17,002 | 16,231 | 15,544 | 14,496 | 14,039 | → |
| Barrington | Municipal District | 7,883 | 7,648 | 7,331 | 6,994 | 6,646 | → |
| Clark's Harbour | Town | 980 | 944 | 860 | 820 | 758 | → |
| Lockeport | Town | 692 | 701 | 646 | 588 | 531 | → |
| Shelburne | Municipal District | 5,315 | 4,925 | 4,828 | 4,408 | 4,288 | → |
| Shelburne | Town | 2,132 | 2,013 | 1,879 | 1,686 | 1,743 | → |
| Victoria | County | 8,482 | 7,962 | 7,594 | 7,115 | 6,870 | → |
| Victoria, Subdivision A | Subdivision of County Municipality | 3,595 | 3,301 | 3,046 | 2,769 | 2,567 | → |
| Victoria, Subdivision B | Subdivision of County Municipality | 4,439 | 4,217 | 4,140 | 3,828 | 3,985 | → |
| Wagmatcook 1 | Indian Reserve | 448 | 444 | 408 | 518 | 537 | → |
| Yarmouth | County | 27,310 | 26,843 | 26,277 | 25,275 | 24,357 | → |
| Argyle | Municipal District | 8,947 | 8,698 | 8,656 | 8,252 | 7,899 | → |
| Yarmouth | Municipal District | 10,722 | 10,466 | 10,304 | 10,105 | 9,845 | → |
| Yarmouth | Town | 7,568 | 7,561 | 7,162 | 6,761 | 6,518 | → |
| Yarmouth 33 | Indian Reserve | 73 | 118 | 155 | 157 | 157 | → |
| Nova Scotia | Province | 909,282 | 908,007 | 913,462 | 921,727 | 943,002 |
Source: Statistics Canada (web).
Explanation: Census divisions and municipal units in the boundaries of 2016.