West Hants Regional Municipality

Regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada

44°58′N 64°06′W / 44.967°N 64.100°W / 44.967; -64.100CountryCanadaProvinceNova ScotiaCounty HantsIncorporatedApril 17, 1879AmalgamatedApril 1, 2020Name changeOctober 6, 2020Electoral Districts
Federal
Kings—HantsProvincialHants WestGovernment

• TypeWest Hants Municipal Council • Municipal SeatWindsor • MayorAbraham ZebianArea

^[1]

• Land1,244.09 km² (480.35 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[2]

• Total15,368 • Density12.4/km² (32/sq mi) • Change 2011-16

0.3% • Census ranking

275 of 4,870Time zoneUTC−04:00 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (ADT)Area code902Dwellings6,101Median Income*$46,036 CADWebsiteOfficial website

Median household income, 2005 (all households)

West Hants, officially named the West Hants Regional Municipality, is a regional municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

It occupies the western half of Hants County, running from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the Municipality of the District of East Hants.

The Municipality of the District of West Hants amalgamated with Windsor on April 1, 2020, becoming the Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality.^[3] It was renamed as West Hants Regional Municipality on October 6, 2020.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the West Hants Regional Municipality had a population of 19,509 living in 8,374 of its 9,136 total private dwellings, a change of 2.6% from its 2016 population of 19,016. With a land area of 1,250.5 km² (482.8 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.6/km² (40.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[5]

Population trend^[6]
Census	Population	Change (%)
2016	15,368	0.3%
2011^[7]	14,165	2.1%
2006^[8]^[9]	13,881	0.7%
2001	13,780	0.1%
1996	13,792	1.3%
1991	13,611	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)^[8]
Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	13,520	97.51%
Other languages	225	1.62%
French only	105	0.76%
Both English and French	15	0.11%

Famous people

The poet George Elliot Clarke is from West Hants. His poem, "West Hants County" tells of the difficult condition of black workers in the gypsum mines at one time in its history.

References

^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada.
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada.
^ "Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality Act" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "Orders in Council | novascotia.ca".
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
^ 2011 Census
^ ^a ^b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: West Hants Municipal District, Nova Scotia
^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data