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词条 Municipality of the District of West Hants
释义

  1. Demographics

  2. Famous people

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox settlement
| name = West Hants
| official_name = Municipality of the District of West Hants
| other_name =
| native_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = District municipality
| motto = Where all Roads Lead You
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_shield =
| image_map = West Hants Municipal District - Nova Scotia.PNG
| mapsize = 275px
| map_caption = Location of the Municipality of the District of West Hants
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{NS}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Hants
| seat_type = Electoral Districts    
Federal
| seat =
Kings—Hants
| parts_type = Provincial
| parts = Hants West
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = West Hants Municipal Council
| leader_title = Municipal Seat
| leader_name = Windsor
| leader_title1 = Warden
| leader_name1 = Abraham Zebian
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1685
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 = April 17, 1879
| area_footnotes = [1]
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| area_land_km2 = 1244.09
| area_water_km2 =
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_footnotes = [2]
| population_note =
| population_total = 15368
| population_density_km2 = 12.4
| population_density_sq_mi =
| population_blank1_title = Change {{small|2011-16}}
| population_blank1 = {{profit}}0.3%
| population_blank2_title = Census ranking
| population_blank2 = 275 of 4,870
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| coordinates = {{coord|44.966667|-64.1|region:CA-NS|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
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| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code = 902
| blank_name = Dwellings
| blank_info = 6,101
| blank1_name = Median Income*
| blank1_info = $46,036 CDN
| website = {{official website|http://www.westhants.ca}}
| footnotes = *Median household income, 2005 (all households)
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West Hants, officially named the Municipality of the District of West Hants, is a district municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.

It occupies the western half of Hants County, running from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the Municipality of the District of East Hants.

West Hants entirely surrounds the incorporated Town of Windsor.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of West Hants recorded a population of 15,368 living in 6,426 of its 7,175 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:15368-15324}}|15324|1}} from its 2011 population of 15,324. With a land area of {{convert|1244.09|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|15368|1244.09|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.[2]

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Population trend[3]
Census Population Change (%)
2016 15,368 {{profit}}0.3%
2011[4] 14,165 {{profit}}2.1%
2006[1][5] 13,881 {{profit}}0.7%
2001 13,780 {{loss}}0.1%
1996 13,792 {{loss}}1.3%
1991 13,611 N/A
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Mother tongue language (2006)[1]
Language Population Pct (%)
English only 13,520 97.51%
Other languages 225 1.62%
French only 105 0.76%
Both English and French 15 0.11%
{{col-end}}

Famous people

The poet George Elliot Clarke is from West Hants. His poem, "West Hants County" tells of the difficult condition of black workers in the gypsum mines at one time in its history.

See also

  • List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

References

1. ^2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: West Hants Municipal District, Nova Scotia
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=12 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=February 12, 2017}}
3. ^Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
4. ^2011 Census
5. ^Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.westhants.ca}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Municipality of the District of West Hants
| North = Minas Basin
| Northeast =
| East = Municipality of the District of East Hants
| Southeast =
| South = Halifax Regional Municipality
| Southwest =
| West = Municipality of the District of Chester
| Northwest = Municipality of the County of Kings
}}{{Subdivisions of Nova Scotia}}

2 : Communities in Hants County, Nova Scotia|District municipalities in Nova Scotia

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