Demographics of Nova Scotia

Demographics of region

Canada Nova Scotia Density 2016

Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is a Canadian province located on the country's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Geographically, Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 52,824.71 km2 (20,395.73 sq mi). As of 2021, it has a population of 969,383 people.[1]

## History

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| Year | Population | % change | Rank*

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5-year | 10-year
1827 | 123,630 | - | - | n/a
1837 | 199,906 | - | 62.0
1851 | 276,854 | - | -
1861 | 330,857 | - | 19.5
1871 | 387,800 | - | 17.2 | 3
1881 | 440,572 | - | 13.6
1891 | 450,396 | - | 2.2
1901 | 459,574 | - | 2.0
1911 | 492,338 | - | 7.1 | 4
1921 | 523,837 | - | 6.4 | 7
1931 | 512,846 | - | \- 2.1
1941 | 577,962 | - | 12.7
1951 | 642,584 | - | 11.2
1956 | 694,717 | 8.1 | -
1961 | 737,007 | 6.1 | 14.7
1966 | 756,039 | 2.6 | 8.8
1971 | 788,965 | 4.4 | 7.0
1976 | 828,570 | 5.0 | 9.6
1981 | 847,442 | 2.3 | 7.4
1986 | 873,175 | 3.0 | 5.4
1991 | 899,942 | 3.1 | 6.2
1996 | 909,282 | 1.0 | 4.1
2001 | 908,007 | \- 0.1 | 0.9
2006 | 913,462 | 0.6 | 2.8
2011 | 921,727 | 0.9 | 1.5
2016 | 923,598| 0.2 | 1.1
2021 | 969,383| 5.0 | 5.2

Source:[2] Statistics Canada [3][4]
* among provinces.
** Preliminary 2006 census estimate.

## Population geography

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### Population centres

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Main article: List of population centres in Nova Scotia

The Halifax population centre is the largest urban area in Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada recognizes a total of 37 population centres in the province.[5]

The below table is a list of those population centres in Nova Scotia from the 2021 Census of Population as designated, named, and delineated by Statistics Canada.[6]

Rank  | Population centre[6] | Size group[6] | Population (2021)[6] | Population (2016)[6] | Change[6] | Land area[6] | Population density[6]

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km2 | sq mi  | /km2 | /sq mi
1 | Halifax | Large urban | 348,634  | 317,334  | +9.9% | 238.29  | 92.00 | 1,463.1  | 3,789
2 | Cape Breton \- Sydney | Medium | 30,960  | 30,170  | +2.6% | 30.91  | 11.93 | 1,001.6  | 2,594
3 | Truro | Small | 23,583  | 23,205  | +1.6% | 31.52  | 12.17 | 748.2  | 1,938
4 | New Glasgow | Small | 19,316  | 19,137  | +0.9% | 29.82  | 11.51 | 647.8  | 1,678
5 | Glace Bay | Small | 16,915  | 17,604  | −3.9% | 31.19  | 12.04 | 542.3  | 1,405
6 | Kentville | Small | 14,905  | 14,449  | +3.2% | 27.98  | 10.80 | 532.7  | 1,380
7 | Sydney Mines | Small | 12,353  | 12,823  | −3.7% | 18.11  | 6.99 | 682.1  | 1,767
8 | Amherst | Small | 9,548  | 9,550  | 0.0% | 12.38  | 4.78 | 771.2  | 1,997
9 | Bridgewater | Small | 8,790  | 8,532  | +3.0% | 13.63  | 5.26 | 644.9  | 1,670
10 | Yarmouth | Small | 7,848  | 7,527  | +4.3% | 16.81  | 6.49 | 466.9  | 1,209
11 | Kingston \- Greenwood | Small | 7,118  | 6,879  | +3.5% | 17.22  | 6.65 | 413.4  | 1,071
12 | New Waterford | Small | 6,723  | 7,416  | −9.3% | 9.23  | 3.56 | 728.4  | 1,887
13 | Enfield \- Lantz | Small | 6,583  | 6,807  | −3.3% | 11.67  | 4.51 | 564.1  | 1,461
14 | Antigonish | Small | 5,620  | 5,079  | +10.7% | 5.88  | 2.27 | 955.8  | 2,476
15 | Windsor | Small | 5,514  | 5,248  | +5.1% | 10.56  | 4.08 | 522.2  | 1,352
16 | Wolfville | Small | 5,057  | 4,195  | +20.5% | 6.46  | 2.49 | 782.8  | 2,027
17 | Still Water Lake | Small | 3,379  | 3,447  | −2.0% | 8.23  | 3.18 | 410.6  | 1,063
18 | Port Hawkesbury | Small | 2,998  | 3,004  | −0.2% | 5  | 1.9 | 599.6  | 1,553
19 | Springhill | Small | 2,654  | 2,743  | −3.2% | 4.84  | 1.87 | 548.3  | 1,420
20 | Pictou | Small | 2,643  | 2,711  | −2.5% | 4.35  | 1.68 | 607.6  | 1,574
21 | Eskasoni 3 | Small | 2,575  | 2,352  | +9.5% | 5.7  | 2.2 | 451.8  | 1,170
22 | Liverpool | Small | 2,546  | 2,549  | −0.1% | 3.59  | 1.39 | 709.2  | 1,837
23 | Berwick | Small | 2,455  | 2,517  | −2.5% | 4.31  | 1.66 | 569.6  | 1,475
24 | Lunenburg | Small | 2,405  | 2,262  | +6.3% | 3.35  | 1.29 | 717.9  | 1,859
25 | Lake Echo | Small | 2,365  | 2,515  | −6.0% | 4.76  | 1.84 | 496.8  | 1,287
26 | Indian Brook 14 | Small | 2,332  | 655  | +256.0% | 3.89  | 1.50 | 599.5  | 1,553
27 | Digby | Small | 2,001  | 2,060  | −2.9% | 3.16  | 1.22 | 633.2  | 1,640
28 | Hantsport | Small | 1,542  | 1,560  | −1.2% | 2.89  | 1.12 | 533.6  | 1,382
29 | Brookside | Small | 1,439  | 1,441  | −0.1% | 2.81  | 1.08 | 512.1  | 1,326
30 | Shelburne | Small | 1,439  | 1,483  | −3.0% | 2.6  | 1.0 | 553.5  | 1,434
31 | Middleton | Small | 1,429  | 1,391  | +2.7% | 2.72  | 1.05 | 525.4  | 1,361
32 | Chester | Small | 1,371  | 1,362  | +0.7% | 3.23  | 1.25 | 424.5  | 1,099
33 | Inverness | Small | 1,228  | 1,248  | −1.6% | 2.73  | 1.05 | 449.8  | 1,165
34 | Centreville | Small | 1,159  | 1,129  | +2.7% | 2.36  | 0.91 | 491.1  | 1,272
35 | Howie Centre | Small | 1,106  | 1,157  | −4.4% | 1.67  | 0.64 | 662.3  | 1,715
36 | Hayes Subdivision | Small | 1,044  | 1,121  | −6.9% | 1.1  | 0.42 | 949.1  | 2,458
37 | Port Williams | Small | 1,030  | 1,120  | −8.0% | 1.92  | 0.74 | 536.5  | 1,390

### Municipalities

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Nova Scotia has four regional municipalities.

Name  | Population
(2021)[7] | Population
(2016)[7] | Change
(%)[7] | Area
(km²)[7] | Population
density[7]

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Cape Breton | 93,694  | 94,285  | −0.6% | 2,419.70 | 38.7
Halifax | 439,819  | 403,131  | +9.1% | 5,475.57 | 80.3
Queens | 10,422  | 10,302  | +1.2% | 2,387.52 | 4.4
West Hants | 19,509  | 19,016  | +2.6% | 1,250.5 | 15.6
Total regional municipalities | 563,444 | 526,734 | +7.0% | 11,533.29 | 48.85

### Towns

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Main article: List of towns in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has 26 towns, not including the former Town of Canso that dissolved to become part of Guysborough County on July 1, 2012, and the former Towns of Bridgetown and Springhill which dissolved on April 1, 2015.[8]

## Ethnic origins

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This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2023)

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Note: the percentages do not necessarily add up to 100% as multiple responses are allowed. Ethnic origins with less than 2% of the responses are not listed.[9]

Ethnic origin (Canada 2016 Census)

Population group  | Population  | % of total population
Canadian | 387,360  | 42.6%
Scottish | 272,880  | 30.0%
English | 262,375  | 28.9%
Irish | 195,865  | 21.6%
French | 149,625  | 16.5%
German | 97,555  | 10.7%
First Nations (Indigenous North American) | 48,640  | 5.4%
Dutch | 32,045  | 3.5%
Métis | 26,025  | 2.9%
Acadian | 23,700  | 2.6%

## Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

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Visible minority and Indigenous population (Canada 2021 Census)[10]

Population group | Population | %
European[a] | 809,995 | 84.7%
Visible minority group
| South Asian | 21,655 | 2.3%
Chinese | 11,600 | 1.2%
Black | 28,220 | 3.0%
Filipino | 6,615 | 0.7%
Arab | 10,610 | 1.1%
Latin American | 2,915 | 0.3%
Southeast Asian | 2,400 | 0.3%
West Asian | 1,875 | 0.2%
Korean | 2,845 | 0.3%
Japanese | 985 | 0.1%
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 970 | 0.1%
Multiple visible minorities | 2,750 | 0.3%
Total visible minority population | 93,430 | 9.8%
Indigenous group
| First Nations (North American Indian) | 28,050 | 2.9%
Métis | 21,090 | 2.2%
Inuk (Inuit) | 1,100 | 0.1%
Multiple Indigenous responses | 885 | 0.1%
Indigenous responses n.i.e. | 1,300 | 0.1%
Total Indigenous population | 52,430 | 5.5%
Total population | 955,855 | 100.0%

## Language

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### Knowledge of languages

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Knowledge of official languages of Canada in Nova Scotia (2016)

Language |  | Percent
English only |

| 89.17%
French only |

| 0.08%
English and French |

| 10.45%
Neither English nor French |

| 0.30%

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census and the 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least 0.5 per cent of respondents.

Knowledge of languages in Nova Scotia  Language  | 2021[11] | 2016

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Pop. | % | Pop.  | %
English | 951,945  | 99.59%  | 905,020  | 99.63%
French | 99,300  | 10.39%  | 95,740  | 10.54%
Arabic | 11,745  | 1.23%  | 9,685  | 1.07%
Hindi | 10,115  | 1.06%  | N/A  | <0.5%
Spanish | 8,675  | 0.91%  | 6,990  | 0.77%
Mandarin | 8,525  | 0.89%  | 5,435  | 0.6%
Punjabi | 6,730  | 0.7%  | N/A  | <0.5%
German | 6,665  | 0.7%  | 6,335  | 0.7%
Miꞌkmaq | 5,650  | 0.59%  | 5,540  | 0.61%
Tagalog | 5,595  | 0.59%  | N/A  | <0.5%

### Mother tongue

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Mother tongue in Nova Scotia: Red – majority anglophone, Orange – mixed, Blue – majority francophone, Brown- majority mi'kmaw.

The 2011 Canadian census showed a population of 921,727.
Of the 904,285 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were:

Ranking  | Language  | Population  | Percentage

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1\.  | English | 836,085  | 92.46%
2\.  | French | 31,105  | 3.44%
3\.  | Arabic | 5,965  | 0.66%
4\.  | Algonquian languages | 4,685  | 0.52%
| Mi'kmaq | 4,620  | 0.51%
5\.  | German | 3,275  | 0.36%
6\.  | Chinese | 2,750  | 0.30%
| Mandarin | 905  | 0.10%
| Cantonese | 590  | 0.06%
7\.  | Dutch | 1,725  | 0.19%
8\.  | Spanish | 1,545  | 0.17%
9\.  | Canadian Gaelic | 1,275  | 0.14%
=10.  | Tagalog | 1.185  | 0.13%
=10.  | Persian | 1,185  | 0.13%
11\.  | Polish | 825  | 0.09%
=12.  | Korean | 815  | 0.09%
=12.  | Russian | 815  | 0.09%
14\.  | Italian | 790  | 0.09%
15\.  | Greek | 775  | 0.08%
16\.  | Scandinavian languages | 595  | 0.06%
| Danish | 175  | 0.02%
| Norwegian | 125  | 0.02%
| Icelandic | 120  | 0.01%
| Swedish | 85  | 0.01%
17\.  | Urdu | 540  | 0.06%
18\.  | Serbo-Croatian languages | 520  | 0.06%
| Croatian | 210  | 0.02%
| Serbo-Croatian | 105  | 0.01%
| Bosnian | 90  | 0.01%
| Serbian | 115  | 0.01%
19\.  | Hindi | 515  | 0.06%
20\.  | Vietnamese | 450  | 0.05%
21\.  | Portuguese | 380  | 0.04%
22\.  | Bengali | 375  | 0.04%
23\.  | Panjabi | 370  | 0.04%
24\.  | Celtic languages | 330  | 0.04%
25\.  | Japanese | 305  | 0.03%
26\.  | Ukrainian | 300  | 0.03%
27\.  | Hungarian | 280  | 0.03%
28\.  | Czech | 180  | 0.02%
29\.  | Romanian | 170  | 0.02%
30\.  | Gujarati | 105  | 0.01%

There were also 275 single-language responses for Turkish; 195 for Non-verbal languages (Sign languages); 30 for Malay; 100 for Bantu languages; 70 for Kurdish; 120 for Slovak; and 5 for Estonian. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.[12]

## Religion

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Majority religion in Nova Scotia by county Religious groups in Nova Scotia (1981−2021)  Religious group  | 2021[13] | 2011[14] | 2001[15] | 1991[16] | 1981[17]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
Christianity | 556,115  | 58.18%  | 690,460  | 76.19%  | 780,530  | 86.96%  | 815,815  | 91.57%  | 800,325  | 95.3%
Irreligion | 359,395  | 37.6%  | 197,665  | 21.81%  | 106,405  | 11.85%  | 68,010  | 7.63%  | 34,335  | 4.09%
Islam | 14,715  | 1.54%  | 8,505  | 0.94%  | 3,545  | 0.39%  | 1,435  | 0.16%  | 790  | 0.09%
Hinduism | 8,460  | 0.89%  | 1,850  | 0.2%  | 1,235  | 0.14%  | 970  | 0.11%  | 1,025  | 0.12%
Sikhism | 4,735  | 0.5%  | 390  | 0.04%  | 270  | 0.03%  | 330  | 0.04%  | 275  | 0.03%
Buddhism | 2,955  | 0.31%  | 2,205  | 0.24%  | 1,735  | 0.19%  | 1,485  | 0.17%  | 420  | 0.05%
Judaism | 2,195  | 0.23%  | 1,805  | 0.2%  | 2,120  | 0.24%  | 1,950  | 0.22%  | 2,010  | 0.24%
Indigenous spirituality | 1,090  | 0.11%  | 570  | 0.06%  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Other | 6,195  | 0.65%  | 2,720  | 0.3%  | 1,720  | 0.19%  | 960  | 0.11%  | 525  | 0.06%
Total responses  | 955,855  | 98.6%  | 906,175  | 98.31%  | 897,570  | 98.85%  | 890,950  | 99%  | 839,800  | 99.1%
Total population  | 969,383  | 100%  | 921,727  | 100%  | 908,007  | 100%  | 899,942  | 100%  | 847,442  | 100%

## Migration

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### Immigration

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Nova Scotia Immigration Statistics[18]: 114–115 [19]: 239 [20]: 108 Year  | Immigrant percentage  | Immigrant population  | Total population

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1861  | 10.9%  | 36,151  | 330,857
1881  | 6.3%  | 27,713  | 440,572
1891  | 5.8%  | 26,315  | 450,396
1901  | 5.3%  | 24,402  | 459,574
1911  | 7.4%  | 36,375  | 492,338
1921  | 8.3%  | 43,505  | 523,837
1931  | 8.2%  | 41,797  | 512,846
1941  | 7%  | 40,741  | 577,962
1951  | 4.5%  | 28,680  | 642,584
1961  | 4.6%  | 34,168  | 737,007
1971  | 4.7%  | 37,190  | 788,960

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 71,570 persons or 7.5 percent of the total population of Nova Scotia.[21]

Immigrants in Nova Scotia by country of birth  Country of Birth  | 2021[22][21] | 2016[23] | 2011[24][25] | 2006[26][27] | 2001[28][29]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
United Kingdom  | 11,930  | 16.7%  | 11,270  | 20.2%  | 11,000  | 22.8%  | 11,660  | 25.8%  | 10,800  | 26.1%
United States  | 7,570  | 10.6%  | 7,375  | 13.2%  | 8,275  | 17.1%  | 7,960  | 17.6%  | 8,065  | 19.5%
India  | 5,605  | 7.8%  | 2,225  | 4%  | 1,415  | 2.9%  | 1,440  | 3.2%  | 1,140  | 2.8%
Philippines  | 4,755  | 6.6%  | 2,575  | 4.6%  | 1,325  | 2.7%  | 420  | 0.9%  | 495  | 1.2%
China  | 4,320  | 6%  | 2,830  | 5.1%  | 1,710  | 3.5%  | 1,740  | 3.9%  | 1,025  | 2.5%
Syria  | 2,420  | 3.4%  | 1,150  | 2.1%  | 185  | 0.4%  | 135  | 0.3%  | 180  | 0.4%
Germany  | 2,375  | 3.3%  | 2,600  | 4.7%  | 2,385  | 4.9%  | 2,850  | 6.3%  | 2,455  | 5.9%
Nigeria  | 1,745  | 2.4%  | 350  | 0.6%  | 215  | 0.4%  | 165  | 0.4%  | 105  | 0.3%
Lebanon  | 1,565  | 2.2%  | 1,365  | 2.5%  | 1,590  | 3.3%  | 1,265  | 2.8%  | 1,460  | 3.5%
Netherlands  | 1,465  | 2%  | 1,645  | 3%  | 1,530  | 3.2%  | 1,830  | 4%  | 1,975  | 4.8%
Total immigrants  | 71,570  | 7.5%  | 55,680  | 6.1%  | 48,275  | 5.3%  | 45,190  | 5%  | 41,315  | 4.6%
Total responses  | 955,855  | 98.6%  | 908,340  | 98.3%  | 906,175  | 98.3%  | 903,090  | 98.9%  | 897,570  | 98.9%
Total population  | 969,383  | 100%  | 923,598  | 100%  | 921,727  | 100%  | 913,462  | 100%  | 908,007  | 100%

### Recent immigration

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The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 21,385 people who immigrated to Nova Scotia between 2016 and 2021.[21]

Recent immigrants to Nova Scotia by Country of birth (2016 to 2021)[21]

Country of Birth  | Population  | % recent immigrants
India  | 3,665  | 17.1%
Philippines  | 2,325  | 10.9%
Syria  | 2,140  | 10%
China  | 2,045  | 9.6%
Nigeria  | 1,445  | 6.8%
United States  | 880  | 4.1%
United Kingdom  | 730  | 3.4%
South Korea  | 580  | 2.7%
Pakistan  | 375  | 1.8%
Egypt  | 375  | 1.8%
Total | 21,385 | 100%

### Interprovincial migration

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Net cumulative interprovincial migration per Province from 1997 to 2017, as a share of population of each Provinces

Main article: Interprovincial migration in Canada

From 1971 to 2011, Nova Scotia had a persistent negative trend in net interprovincial migration. Combined with a declining birth rate, this posed a significant demographic challenge for the province, as its population was projected to decline. The destination for Nova Scotia migrants was most often Ontario, until the turn of the 21st century when Alberta became a more popular destination; New Brunswick ranks as a distant third.[30]

Interprovincial migration in Nova Scotia  | In-migrants  | Out-migrants  | Net migration

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2008–09  | 15,467  | 16,218  | −751
2009–10  | 15,172  | 14,560  | 612
2010–11  | 14,553  | 14,594  | −41
2011–12  | 14,410  | 17,276  | −2,866
2012–13  | 12,630  | 16,147  | −3,517
2013–14  | 13,402  | 15,973  | −2,571
2014–15  | 13,854  | 16,165  | −2,311
2015–16  | 15,107  | 14,353  | 754
2016–17  | 15,339  | 12,500  | 2,839
2017–18  | 15,509  | 12,461  | 3,048
2018–19  | 17,324  | 14,018  | 3,306

Source: Statistics Canada

## Employment

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As of February 2019, the unemployment rate for the province is 6.4 percent. Halifax Regional Municipality 4.9 percent[31]

## Income

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Median household income  By county  | By community

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1 | Halifax County | $62,049
2 | Hants County | $60,186
3 | Antigonish County | $57,577
| Nova Scotia | $53,606
4 | Inverness County | $53,194
5 | Kings County | $51,850
6 | Richmond County | $50,745
7 | Colchester County | $50,568
8 | Pictou County | $50,417
9 | Lunenburg County | $48,154
10 | Yarmouth County | $47,676
11 | Victoria County | $47,413
12 | Cape Breton County | $47,224
13 | Queens County | $45,050
14 | Shelburne County | $44,267
15 | Cumberland County | $43,385
16 | Annapolis County | $43,522
17 | Digby County | $42,293
18 | Guysborough County | $42,063
| Rank | Community | 2011[32]

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1 | Halifax Regional Municipality | $62,069
2 | Port Hawkesbury | $61,013
| Nova Scotia | $53,606
3 | Stewiacke | $52,118
4 | Mahone Bay | $49,158
5 | Wolfville | $48,671
6 | Hantsport | $48,584
7 | Clark's Harbour | $48,102
8 | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | $47,830
9 | Stellarton | $46,307
10 | Antigonish | $45,538
11 | Kentville | $45,098
12 | New Glasgow | $44,942
13 | Westville | $44,647
14 | Middleton | $44,048
15 | Annapolis Royal | $43,956
16 | Trenton | $42,535
17 | Pictou | $41,905[A]
18 | Truro | $41,878
19 | Windsor | $41,859
20 | Amherst | $41,027
21 | Bridgewater | $40,049
22 | Berwick | $39,674
23 | Lunenburg | $39,529
24 | Bridgetown | $38,248[A]
25 | Oxford | $37,734[A]
26 | Springhill | $36,995[A]
27 | Mulgrave | $36,200
28 | Canso | $35,574
29 | Shelburne | $35,526
30 | Yarmouth | $34,572
31 | Lockeport | $33,854[A]
32 | Digby | $33,437
33 | Parrsboro | $27,472[A]

## Notes

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1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.

* A ^ 2011 Census data unavailable, data taken from the 2006 Census.

## See also

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Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

* Demographics of Canada
* Population of Canada by province and territory

## References

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1. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table". Statistics Canada. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
2. ^ Belshaw, John Douglas (2015). "10.2 Demographics". Canadian History: Pre-Confederation. BCCampus.
3. ^ Canada's population Archived November 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.
4. ^ Population urban and rural, by province and territory (Nova Scotia) Archived 2006-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada, 2005.
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