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Lake Echo, Nova Scotia
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Lake Echo |
| native_name | |
| pushpin_map | Canada Nova Scotia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Nova Scotia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| subdivision_type4 | District |
| subdivision_name4 | 3 |
| government_type | Regional Council |
| leader_title | Governing Council |
| leader_name | Halifax Regional Council |
| leader_title1 | Community Council |
| leader_name1 | Marine Drive Valley & Canal |
| unit_pref | |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 8.84 |
| area_urban_km2 | 4.76 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2,365 |
| population_density_km2 | 496.5 |
| timezone | AST |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | ADT |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_min_m | 12 |
| elevation_max_m | 130 |
| postal_code_type | Canadian Postal code |
| postal_code | B3Z |
| area_code | 902 |
| blank_name | Telephone Exchange |
| blank_info | 829 |
| footnotes | Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia |
Lake Echo is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
The area is mostly residential, with several subdivisions built in the 60's by Faber Construction LTD as well as in the 1980s and 1990s.
2008 fire
On June 13, 2008 a forest fire broke out near Porters Lake, destroying two houses, damaging several others and burning six thousand acres of forest in total. The fire was believed to be caused by a camp fire and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police laid no charges however it was determined that residue from Hurricane Juan fuelled the fire. The fire was the largest in an urban area fought in Nova Scotia and the largest fire in 30 years.
References
References
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada.
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