This is a list of communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, as designated by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as an unincorporated settlement inside or outside a municipality.

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has four regional municipalities.

Name	Population (2021)^[1]	Population (2016)^[1]	Change (%)^[1]	Area (km²)^[1]	Population density^[1]
Cape Breton	93,694	94,285	−0.6%	2,419.70	38.7
Halifax	439,819	403,131	+9.1%	5,475.57	80.3
Queens	10,422	10,302	+1.2%	2,387.52	4.4
West Hants	19,509	19,016	+2.6%	1,250.5	15.6
Total regional municipalities	563,444	526,734	+7.0%	11,533.29	48.85

Towns

Nova Scotia has 27 towns.

Name	2016 Census of Population^[2]
Name	Population (2016)	Population (2011)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density
Amherst	9,413	9,717	−3.1%	12.07	779.9/km²
Annapolis Royal	491	481	+2.1%	2.04	240.7/km²
Antigonish	4,364	4,524	−3.5%	5.01	871.1/km²
Berwick	2,509	2,454	+2.2%	6.58	381.3/km²
Bridgewater	8,532	8,241	+3.5%	13.63	626.0/km²
Clark's Harbour	758	820	−7.6%	2.81	269.8/km²
Digby	2,060	2,152	−4.3%	3.15	654.0/km²
Kentville	6,271	6,094	+2.9%	17.26	363.3/km²
Lockeport	531	588	−9.7%	2.33	227.9/km²
Lunenburg	2,263	2,313	−2.2%	4.04	560.1/km²
Mahone Bay	1,036	943	+9.9%	3.12	332.1/km²
Middleton	1,832	1,749	+4.7%	5.57	328.9/km²
Mulgrave	722	794	−9.1%	17.83	40.5/km²
New Glasgow	9,075	9,562	−5.1%	9.96	911.1/km²
Oxford	1,190	1,151	+3.4%	10.76	110.6/km²
Pictou	3,186	3,437	−7.3%	8.01	397.8/km²
Port Hawkesbury	3,214	3,366	−4.5%	8.1	396.8/km²
Shelburne	1,743	1,686	+3.4%	8.84	197.2/km²
Stellarton	4,208	4,485	−6.2%	8.99	468.1/km²
Stewiacke	1,373	1,438	−4.5%	17.62	77.9/km²
Trenton	2,474	2,616	−5.4%	6.07	407.6/km²
Truro	12,261	12,059	+1.7%	34.49	355.5/km²
Westville	3,628	3,798	−4.5%	14.23	255.0/km²
Wolfville	4,195	4,269	−1.7%	6.46	649.4/km²
Yarmouth	6,518	6,761	−3.6%	10.57	616.7/km²
Total	97,495	99,283	−1.8%	248.65	392.1/km²
Province of Nova Scotia	923,598	921,727	+0.2%	52,942.27	17.45/km²

Municipal districts

Nova Scotia has 12 municipal districts.

Name	Incorporation date^[3]	2021 Census of Population^[4]
Name	Incorporation date^[3]	Population (2021)	Population (2016)	Change	Land area (km^²)	Population density (/km²)
Argyle	April 17, 1879	7,870	7,899	−0.4%	1,526.07	5.2
Barrington	April 17, 1879	6,523	6,646	−1.9%	631.98	10.3
Chester	April 17, 1879	10,693	10,310	+3.7%	1,120.61	9.5
Clare	April 17, 1879	7,678	8,018	−4.2%	851.14	9.0
Digby	April 17, 1879	7,242	7,107	+1.9%	1,654.59	4.4
East Hants	April 17, 1879	22,892	22,453	+2.0%	1,786.53	12.8
Guysborough	April 17, 1879	4,585	4,670	−1.8%	2,115.25	2.2
Lunenburg	April 17, 1879	25,545	24,863	+2.7%	1,757.79	14.5
Shelburne	April 17, 1879^[5]	4,336	4,288	+1.1%	1,816.71	2.4
St. Mary's	April 17, 1879	2,161	2,233	−3.2%	1,904.08	1.1
Yarmouth	April 17, 1879^[5]	10,067	9,845	+2.3%	584.69	17.2
Sub-total district municipalities

Villages

Main article: List of villages in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has 21 villages.

Name^[6]	Historical county^[6]	Rural municipality^[6]	Population (2011)^[7]	Population (2006)^[7]	Change (%)^[7]
Aylesford	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	2,408	2,445	−1.5
Baddeck	Victoria	VictoriaMunicipality of the County of Victoria	1,988	2,154	−8.4
Bible Hill	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	8,913	8,480	5.1
Canning	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	2,589	2,760	−6.6
Chester	Lunenburg	ChesterMunicipality of the District of Chester	2,348	2,294	2.4
Cornwallis Square	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	1,877	1,941	−3.4
Dover	Guysborough	GuysboroughMunicipality of the District of Guysborough	n/a	n/a	n/a
Freeport	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Greenwood	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	5,369	5,289	1.5
Hebbville	Lunenburg	LunenburgMunicipality of the District of Lunenburg	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kingston	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	5,174	5,176	−0.0
Lawrencetown	Annapolis	AnnapolisMunicipality of the County of Annapolis	1,739	1,793	−3.1
New Minas	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	5,135	5,055	1.2
Port Williams	Kings	KingsMunicipality of the County of Kings	1,703	1,766	−3.7
Pugwash	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	1,420	1,513	−6.5
River Hebert	Cumberland	CumberlandMunicipality of the County of Cumberland	1,296	1,330	−2.6
St. Peter's	Richmond	RichmondMunicipality of the County of Richmond	1,492	1,453	2.7
Tatamagouche	Colchester	ColchesterMunicipality of the County of Colchester	2,037	2,070	−1.6
Tiverton	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Westport	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	n/a	n/a	n/a
Weymouth	Digby	DigbyMunicipality of the District of Digby	1,773	1,839	−3.7
Total villages	—	—	48,754	48,873	−0.2

Other communities

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Abbots Dyke
Abercrombie
Acaciaville
Acacia Valley
Academy
Advocate Harbour
Africville
Afton
Alder River
Aldershot
Alma
Anderson Mountain
Ardness
Argyle (Guysborough County)
Argyle (Yarmouth County)
Argyle Sound
Arichat
Arisaig
Arlington
Aspen
Atlanta
Atlantic
Atwoods Brook
Aylesford
Auburn
Auld's Cove (Antigonish County)
Aulds Cove (Guysborough County)

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Yankeetown
Yoho

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References

External links

Lists of communities in Nova Scotia

Lists of communities in Nova Scotia
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List of communities in Canada (by province or territory)

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Subdivisions of Nova Scotia

Subdivisions of Nova Scotia
Counties	Annapolis Antigonish Cape Breton Colchester Cumberland Digby Guysborough Halifax Hants Inverness Kings Lunenburg Pictou Queens Richmond Shelburne Victoria Yarmouth
County municipalities	Annapolis Antigonish Colchester Cumberland Inverness Kings Pictou Richmond Victoria
Regional municipalities	Cape Breton Halifax Queens West Hants
District municipalities	Argyle Barrington Chester Clare Digby East Hants Guysborough Lunenburg Shelburne St. Mary's Yarmouth
Towns	Amherst Annapolis Royal Antigonish Berwick Bridgewater Clark's Harbour Digby Kentville Lockeport Lunenburg Mahone Bay Middleton Mulgrave New Glasgow Oxford Pictou Port Hawkesbury Shelburne Stellarton Stewiacke Trenton Truro Westville Wolfville Yarmouth
Villages	Aylesford Baddeck Bible Hill Canning Chester Cornwallis Square Dover Freeport Greenwood Hebbville Kingston Lawrencetown New Minas Port Williams Pugwash River Hebert St. Peter's Tatamagouche Tiverton Westport Weymouth
Economic regions	Annapolis Valley Cape Breton Island Halifax Regional Municipality North Shore Southern Nova Scotia
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