Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
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Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in northern Nova Scotia on St. Georges Bay. County Seat is Antigonish.
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Background
The County of Sydney was created in 1784. Its boundaries were established by Governor and Council on December 16, 1785.
When St. Mary's Township was established in 1818 it was partly in Sydney County and partly in Halifax County. In 1822 that part of St. Mary's Township which had been in Halifax County was annexed to the County of Sydney.
In 1836 Sydney County was diminished in size when Guysborough County was established out of what had been part of it . In 1863 the name of the County of Sydney was changed to Antigonish County. The word Antigonish is of Mi'kmaq origin, possibly derived from Nalegitkoonecht meaning "where branches are torn off". It is said that there were bears in the area that broke down branches to get beech nuts.
The town of Antigonish is home to Saint Francis Xavier University . Antigonish County is also home to Pomquet Village, a small Acadian village dating back to 1774.
Communities
- Towns
- Reserves
- Pomquet and Afton 23
- Summerside 38
- County Municipality Subdivisions
- Antigonish, Subd. A
- Antigonish, Subd. B
- Unincorporated
- Addington Forks
- Afton
- Arisaig
- Ashdale
- Aulds Cove
- Ballantynes Cove
- Bayfield
- Brierly Brook
- Caledonia Mills
- Cape George
- Clydesdale
- Crystal Cliffs
- Doctors Brook
- Dunmaglass
- Frankville
- Fraser Mills
- Georgeville
- Glen Alpine
- Glen Road
- Havre Boucher
- Heatherton
- Ireland
- James River
- Lakevale
- Linwood
- Livingstone Cove
- Lochaber
- Lower South River
- Malignant Cove
- Mattie Settlement
- McAras Brook
- Monastery
- Morristown
- Morvan
- New France
- North Grant
- North Lochaber
- Ohio
- Pomquet
- Salt Springs
- Southside Antigonish Harbour
- St. Andrews
- St. Joseph
- Tracadie
- Upper Big Tracadie
- Upper South River
Highways
Highways that run through Antigonish are as follows:
- Arterial Highways: Trans-Canada Highway #104
- Trunk Highways: #4, #7, #16
- Collector Highways: #245, #316, #337
Protected Areas
- Arisaig Provincial Park
- Bayfield Provincial Park
- Beaver Mountain Provincial Park
- Eigg Mountain-James River wilderness area
- Pomquet Beach Provincial Park
Demographics
(Statistics Canada, 2001)
- Population: 19,578
- Population change (1996-2001): 0.1
- Dwellings: 8,377
- Area (sq. km): 1,457.90
- Density (per sq. km.): 13.4
- National rank in terms of population: 226
- Provincial rank in terms of population: 12