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Encyclopedia > Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
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Communities in Nova Scotia
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Lunenburg County
Location of Lunenburg County in Nova Scotia.
Location of Lunenburg County in Nova Scotia.
Community Statistics
Area 2907.95 km²
Population 47,591 *
Population_Density 16.4/km²*
Average_Earnings $37,335 +
Government
Warden/Mayor not applicable
Governing Body not applicable
Incorporated Towns & Municipalities
Bridgewater (town), Lunenburg (town), Mahone Bay (town), Chester (municipal district), Lunenburg (municipal district)
Other Information
Website not applicable
Adjacent Counties
NORTH
Kings, Annapolis
WEST EAST
Queens Halifax
SOUTH
none
Footnotes
* According to StatCan Census Year 2001
+ Average Household Income

Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 53,338... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nova_Scotia. ... Image File history File links Map_of_Nova_Scotia_highlighting_Lunenburg_County. ... Image File history File links Map_of_Nova_Scotia_highlighting_Lunenburg_County. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 53,338... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 53,338...


Named in honor of the monarch, who was then also Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Lunenburg County was established in 1759, when peninsular Nova Scotia was divided into five counties. Three years later Lunenburg County was reduced in size when Queens County was established. Following the establishment of Queens County in 1762, Hants County in 1781, and Shelburne and Sydney Counties in 1784, the boundaries of all nine of the counties were defined by the Council of Nova Scotia. Brunswick-Lüneburg was an historical state within the Holy Roman Empire. ... Queens County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...


By Chapter 52 of the Statutes of 1863 the Township of Chester in the County of Lunenburg was made a separate District for certain specified purposes. That Statute provided authority for the appointment of a Custos Rotulorum and for the establishment of a general sessions of the peace for the District of Chester, with the same powers as if it were a separate county.


Lunenburg County includes the towns of Bridgewater, Lunenburg and Mahone Bay. Bridgewater (2001 population 7,621; 44. ... Lunenburg NS Lunenburg is a small town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada at 44. ... Mahone Bay (44. ...


Lunenburg County includes the Municipal Districts of Chester and Lunenburg. Chester, Nova Scotia, at roughly 44. ... Lunenburg is a municipal district in western Nova Scotia, Canada on the Atlantic Ocean in Lunenburg County. ...


Indian reserves in Lunenburg include Gold River, New Ross and Pennal.

Flag of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
Counties Annapolis - Antigonish - Cape Breton - Colchester - Cumberland - Digby - Guysborough - Halifax - Hants - Inverness - Kings - Lunenburg - Pictou - Queens - Richmond - Shelburne - Victoria - Yarmouth
Regional Municipalities Cape Breton - Halifax - Queens
Urban communities Dartmouth - Halifax - Sydney
Other communities Amherst - Antigonish - Bedford - Bridgewater - Cole Harbour - Digby - Glace Bay - Greenwood - Kentville - Liverpool - Lunenburg - New Glasgow - New Waterford - North Sydney - Pictou - Port Hawkesbury - Sackville - Shelburne - Springhill - Stellarton - Sydney Mines - Truro - Windsor - Wolfville - Yarmouth

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Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (284 words)
Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Following the establishment of Queens County in 1762, Hants County in 1781, and Shelburne and Sydney Counties in 1784, the boundaries of all nine of the counties were defined by the Council of Nova Scotia.
By Chapter 52 of the Statutes of 1863 the Township of Chester in the County of Lunenburg was made a separate District for certain specified purposes.
Descendants of John Millet (921 words)
Caspar Nathaniel; born 28 Oct 1814 at Chester, Nova Scotia.
Nancy; born 4 Mar 1814 at Chester, Nova Scotia.
Nathaniel; born 6 Jul 1814 at Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
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