The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport. Originally getting its name from the County of Southamptonshire in England, now known as Hampshire, and abbreviated to Hants, the County was established out of part of what had been Kings County. The words of the minutes of the Council of Nova Scotia for June 17, 1781 make it clear that the distance from Horton (the County town of Kings County) and the inconvenience of crossing the Avon River to transact county business were factors which led to a separate county being formed.
Four and a half years later its boundaries were more precisely defined and set forth by the Governor and Council in 1785. The boundary lines of Hants were duly surveyed and confirmed by the Lieutenant Governor 1828.
Subsequently in 1861, Hants County was divided into two Districts called East Hants and West Hants.
NovaScotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of only 55,284 km², but its population of 937,889[1] Nova Scotians (or, less formally, Bluenosers) makes it the seventh most populous province.
NovaScotia was granted a supreme court in 1754 with the appointment of Jonathan Belcher and a legislative assembly in 1758.
NovaScotia is the seventh most populated province in Canada with an estimated 937,889 residents as of July 1, 2005.
HantsCounty is a county in the Canadian province of NovaScotia.
The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport.
The words of the minutes of the Council of NovaScotia for June 17, 1781 make it clear that the distance from Horton (the County town of Kings County) and the inconvenience of crossing the Avon River to transact county business were factors which led to a separate county being formed.
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