A town is a type of municipality in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia. Towns are incorporated by order by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to sections 383 through 388 of Nova Scotia's Municipal Government Act.
Nova Scotia had 25 towns at the time of the 2021 Census. In 2021, the towns had a cumulative population of 96,580. Nova Scotia's largest and smallest towns are Truro and Lockeport with populations of 12,954 and 476 respectively.
List
Incorporationdate!scope="col" colspan=7| 2021 Census of Population |- !scope="col" rowspan=2| Population(2021) !scope="col" rowspan=2| Population(2016) !scope="col" rowspan=2| Change !scope="col" colspan=2| Land area !scope="col" colspan=2| Population density |- !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| km2 !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| sq mi !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| /km2 !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| /sq mi |- |scope="row"| Amherst || || || |- |scope="row"| Annapolis Royal || || || |- |scope="row"| Antigonish || || || |- |scope="row"| Berwick || || || |- |scope="row"| Bridgewater || || || |- |scope="row"| Clark's Harbour || || || |- |scope="row"| Digby || || || |- |scope="row"| Kentville || || || |- |scope="row"| Lockeport || || || |- |scope="row"| Lunenburg || || || |- |scope="row"| Mahone Bay || || || |- |scope="row"| Middleton || || || |- |scope="row"| Mulgrave || || || |- |scope="row"| New Glasgow || || || |- |scope="row"| Oxford || || || |- |scope="row"| Pictou || || || |- |scope="row"| Port Hawkesbury || || || |- |scope="row"| Shelburne || || || |- |scope="row"| Stellarton || || || |- |scope="row"| Stewiacke || || || |- |scope="row"| Trenton || || || |- |scope="row"| Truro || || || |- |scope="row"| Westville || || || |- |scope="row"| Wolfville || || || |- |scope="row"| Yarmouth || || || |- class="sortbottom" style="" style="text-align:center;background: #f2f2f2;" |align="left"| Total —|
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Former towns
Name Dissolutiondate Population(2011) Population(2006) Change(%) Area Populationdensitykm2sq mi/km2/sq mi Bedford Bridgetown Canso Dominion Glace Bay Hantsport Inverness Joggins The Atlantic Provinces in Confederation - edited by E.R. Forbes, D.A. Muise Liverpool Louisbourg New Waterford North Sydney Parrsboro Port Hood How We Became a County Municipality of the County of Inverness Springhill Sydney Mines Wedgeport Windsor
See also
Demographics of Nova Scotia Geography of Nova Scotia List of communities in Nova Scotia List of counties of Nova Scotia
List of municipalities in Nova Scotia List of villages in Nova Scotia List of ghost towns in Nova Scotia
References