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Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

FieldValue
official_nameLunenburg County
nickname"Christmas Tree Capital of the World"
settlement_typeCounty
image_skylineLunenburg Nova Scotia 3.jpg
image_captionLunenburg harbourfront
image_mapLunenburgCounty.png
mapsize275px
map_captionLocation of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Nova Scotia
subdivision_type2District
municipalities
subdivision_name2Chester / Lunenburg
subdivision_type3Towns
subdivision_name3Bridgewater / Lunenburg / Mahone Bay
seat_typeElectoral Districts
Federal
seat
South Shore–St. Margaret's
parts_typeProvincial
partsChester-St. Margaret's / Lunenburg / Lunenburg West
established_titleEstablished
established_dateAugust 17, 1759
established_title2
established_title3
extinct_titleDivided into District Municipalities
extinct_dateApril 17, 1879
unit_pref
area_footnotes
area_land_km22906.47
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total48,599
population_density_km216.7
timezoneAST
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTADT
utc_offset_DST-3
coordinates
area_code902
blank_nameDwellings
blank_info24,786
blank1_nameMedian Income*
blank1_info$43,257 CDN
footnotes*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

municipalities](list-of-municipalities-in-nova-scotia-district-municipalities) Federal South Shore–St. Margaret's

Lunenburg County is a historical county and census division on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Major settlements include Bridgewater, Lunenburg, and Mahone Bay.

History

Named in honour of the British king who was also the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, it was established in 1759, when the Nova Scotia peninsula was divided into five counties. The county became smaller when new counties were created from its boundaries: Queens (1762), Hants (1781), Shelburne (1784), and Sydney (1784).

By Chapter 52 of the Statutes of 1863, Lunenburg County was divided into two districts for court sessional purposes – Chester and Lunenburg. That statute provided authority for the appointment of a Custos Rotulorum and for the establishment of a general sessions of the peace for the District of Chester, with the same powers as if it were a separate county. In 1879, the two districts were incorporated as district municipalities.

Governance

Today the county has no legal status, although its borders are coincident with the five municipalities contained within it:

  • the municipality of the District of Chester
  • the municipality of the District of Lunenburg
  • the town of Bridgewater
  • the town of Lunenburg
  • the town of Mahone Bay The above municipalities comprise the entire territory of the county.

There are three Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation reserves in the county:

  • Gold River 21
  • New Ross 20
  • Pennal 19

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lunenburg County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2906.47 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Population trend

CensusPopulationChange (%)
187123,834N/A
188128,58319.93%
189131,0758.72%
190132,3894.23%
191133,2602.69%
192133,7421.45%
193131,6746.13%
194132,9421.45%
198145,746N/A
198646,4832.5%
199147,6344.1%
199647,5610.2%
200147,5910.1%
200647,1500.9%
201147,3130.3%
201647,1260.4%
202148,5993.1%

Mother tongue language (2011)

LanguagePopulationPct (%)
English only45,30596.83%
French only5251.12%
Other languages8051.72%
Multiple responses1500.32%

Ethnic Groups (2006)

Ethnic OriginPopulationPct (%)
Canadian19,26541.3%
German16,29034.9%
English13,40528.8%
Scottish8,65518.6%
French6,36013.6%
Irish6,15513.2%
Dutch3,1056.7%
Indigenous1,9304.1%
Welsh1,0002.1%

Religious make-up (2001)

ReligionPopulationPct (%)
Protestant34,22072.80%
No religion6,81014.49%
Catholic5,23011.13%
Other Christian5351.14%
Muslim800.17%
Jewish700.15%
Christian Orthodox200.04%
Hindu200.04%
Buddhist150.03%
Other religions100.02%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county boundary:

Highways

    • Trunk Routes

    • Collector Routes:

  • External Routes:
    • None

    • References

    References

    1. "Terry's off".
    2. "2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia".
    3. [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Lunenburg&DGUIDlist=2021A00031206&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0] Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
    4. Municipal Government Act
    5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions". [[Statistics Canada]].
    6. [http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1943-44-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1943-44/194301510081_p.%2081.pdf Censuses 1871-1941]
    7. Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]] census
    8. Statistics Canada: [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]] census
    9. [http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-562/pages/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CD&Code=1206&Table=2&Data=Count&StartRec=1&Sort=3&Display=All 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia]
    10. [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1206&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=lunenburg&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=] Religious make-up, for Lunenburg County, 2001 census - 100% data
    11. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas {{ISBN. 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 78-80, 86-87
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