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Encyclopedia > Barrington (municipal district), Nova Scotia

Barrington (2006 Population: 7,331) is a municipal district in western Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... Municipal Districts are Census subdivision used in Canada for the administration of rural areas including farmlands and unincorporated places such as hamlets. ... Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked...


Barrington forms the southernmost part of the province and contains Cape Sable, the eastern boundary between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine. Cape Sable Island , locally referred to as Cape Island, is a small Canadian island located at the southernmost point in Nova Scotia, Cape Sable. ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... Gulf of Maine The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of North America. ...


According to the Canada 2006 Census: The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

* Population: 7,331 (-4.1% from 2001)
* Land area: 76.99 km²
* Population density: 11.6 people/km²
* National population rank (Out of 5,008): Ranked 494th
* Median age: N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A)
* Total private dwellings: 3,355
* Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: 2,987
* Mean household income: $N/A

References:

  • 2006 Community Profile

Footnotes: The data has not yet been released and is based on 2001 Census. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

N/A = Not Available

Communities

  • Atwoods Brook
  • Baccaro
  • Barrington
  • Barrington Passage
  • Blanche
  • Cape Negro
  • Centreville
  • Charlesville
  • Clark's Harbour
  • Crowell
  • Doctors Cove
  • Forbes Point
  • Lower Woods Harbour
  • Newellton
  • Oak Park
  • Port La Tour
  • Shag Harbour
  • Smithville
  • South Side
  • The Hawk
  • Thomasville
  • Upper Woods Harbour
  • West Baccaro
  • Woods Harbour

A small village, of which the inhabitants are mostly descendants of the first settlers from Chatham and Harwick on Cape Cod, Massachusetts from the 1760s. ... Centreville is a rural farming community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, located 10 kilometres north of Kentville on Nova Scotia Route 359. ... A Cape Island style fishing boat is a single keeld flat bottom at the stern and more rownded towards the bow. ... Forbes Point is a quaint little community on the southwestern shore of Nova Scotia. ... A small fishing village found along the south shore of Nova Scotia. ...

References

  • Municipality of Barrington




North: Argyle
West: Gulf of Maine
Barrington East: Shelburne
South: Clark's Harbour



 
 

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