Country Canada Incorporated County April 17, 1879 Time zone AST (UTC-4) Area 5,496 km² | Established August 17, 1759 Dissolved into the Halifax Regional Municipality April 1, 1996 Median Earnings $54,108 Population 390,328 (2011) Area code 902 | |
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Colleges and Universities Dalhousie University Destinations Halifax, Peggys Cove, Sable Island, Dartmouth, McNabs Island Points of interest Pier 21, Citadel Hill, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Point Pleasant Park, Canadian Museum of Immigrati | ||
Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein. The Municipality was dissolved in 1996, together with those town and city governments, in their amalgamation into Halifax Regional Municipality.
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Map of Halifax, NS, Canada
History
Deriving its name from George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (1716–1771) Halifax County was established by Order-in-Council on August 17, 1759. The boundaries of four other counties - Annapolis, Kings, Cumberland and Lunenburg - were specifically defined at that time, with Halifax County comprising all the part of peninsular Nova Scotia that was not within their limits.
Following the Seven Years' War, Cape Breton Island was formally annexed to Nova Scotia. For a time it formed part of Halifax County.
The boundaries of Halifax County were modified in 1822. That part of St. Mary's Township (established in 1818) which had been in Halifax County was annexed to and included within Sydney County.
The dividing line between the Districts of Halifax and Colchester was confirmed and established on May 3, 1828. In 1835, Halifax County was divided and the Counties of Colchester and Pictou County were created out of parts of what had previously been Halifax County. Eventually in 1880 the boundary between the Counties of Halifax and Colchester was fixed.
The boundaries of the county are also the boundaries of the Halifax Regional Municipality, plus the Native Indian Reserves of Cole Harbour, Sheet Harbour and Shubenacadie, parts of the Millbrook and Shubenacadie First Nations.
Halifax County continues to exist as a county in Nova Scotia, however all municipal government and service delivery is provided by either the Regional Municipality or the Native Indian Reserves, with no additional county level government or administration.
Communities
Demographics
As a census division in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Halifax County recorded a population of 403,390 living in 173,459 of its 187,478 total private dwellings, a change of 7000330000000000000♠3.3% from its 2011 population of 390,328. With a land area of 5,496.31 km2 (2,122.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 73.4/km2 (190.1/sq mi) in 2016.