List of communities in Nova Scotia
# List of communities in Nova Scotia

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

## Municipal districts

Nova Scotia has 12 municipal districts.

| Name | Incorporation date | 2021 Census of Population | 2021 Census of Population | 2021 Census of Population | 2021 Census of Population | 2021 Census of Population |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Incorporation date | Population (2021) | Population (2016) | Change | Land area $(km^²)$ | Population density $(/km^2)$ |
| 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 | 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 | 10,067 | 9,845 | +2.3% | 584.69 | 17.2 |
| Sub-total district municipalities ||||

## Villages

Nova Scotia has 21 villages.

| Name | Historical county | Rural municipality | Population (2011) | Population (2006) | Change (%) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
