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Municipality of the County of Antigonish
County municipality in Nova Scotia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Municipality of the County of Antigonish is a county municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to the eponymous historical county, except for the Town of Antigonish, and two reserves: Pomquet and Afton 23, and Summerside 38. In the Canada 2016 Census the county had a population of 19,301, a change of -1.5% from its 2011 population of 19,589.
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Antigonish County | |
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County Municipality | |
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![]() Location of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia | |
Coordinates: 45°36′N 61°54′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
Municipalities | Municipality of the County of Antigonish |
Incorporated | 1879 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Central Nova Cape Breton—Canso |
Provincial | Antigonish |
Government | |
• Type | Antigonish County Municipal Council |
• Warden | Owen McCarron |
• MLA | Michelle Thompson (Conservative) |
• MP (Central Nova) | Sean Fraser (L)[1] |
• MP (Cape Breton—Canso) | Mike Kelloway (L)[2] |
Area | |
• Land | 1,457.81 km2 (562.86 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,301 |
• Density | 13.2/km2 (34/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 902 |
Dwellings | 9,842 |
Median Earnings* | $49,581 |
NTS Map | 011F12 |
GNBC Code | CBUCC |
Website | www![]() |
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The municipality provides public works services such as rubbish collection, road works, fresh water, and wastewater.[5]