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Counties of Nova Scotia (1862) with township subdivisions. The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has a historical system of 18 counties that originally had appointed court systems for local administration before the establishment of elected local governments in 1879.
Distribution of Nova Scotia's 49 municipalities by municipal status type; villages are not shown as they are subdivisions of county or district municipalities. The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is divided into 49 municipalities, of which there are three types: regional (4), town (25), and county or district municipality (20). [1]
The US Census in 2012 counted 19,522 municipalities, 16,364 townships, 37,203 special districts, and 12,884 independent school districts which have active governments. [45] Many states use township as a governmental level between county and municipality. Most states have counties with unincorporated areas (no municipal government).
Of its 49 municipalities, Nova Scotia has 4 regional municipalities, 25 towns, 9 county municipalities and 11 district municipalities. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] The regional municipality of Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of Nova Scotia by population with 439,819 residents representing 45% of the total population of the province and land area ...
Provincial electoral districts in Nova Scotia. Districts as of August 2021. Annapolis ... Halifax County Dartmouth (1956–1967) Halifax East (1933–1967)
Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. With its administrative seat in Elmsdale, the district municipality occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the West Hants Regional Municipality.
A village is a type of community in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia that has a commission established under the Municipal Government Act for the purpose of providing municipal services to a defined area within a larger county or district municipality. [1] Nova Scotia has 21 villages. [2]
Nova Scotia: Counties: Yes Census divisions correspond to historical counties. Nunavut: Regions: Yes Census divisions correspond to the administrative regions of Nunavut. Ontario: Upper-tier municipalities: Yes Census divisions consist of "upper-tier" municipalities (counties, districts, regional municipalities, single-tier cities). Prince ...