Municipality of the District of East Hants

East Hants, officially named the Municipality of the District of East Hants, is a district municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.

East Hants
District municipality
Municipality of the District of East Hants
Flag Seal
Motto:  Home of The World's Highest Recorded Tides
Location of District of the Municipality of East Hants
Coordinates: 45.05°N 63.75°W / 45.05; -63.75
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Hants
Incorporated	April 14, 1879
Electoral Districts     Federal	Kings—Hants
Provincial	Hants East
Government
• Type	East Hants Municipal Council
• Municipal Seat	Elmsdale
• Warden	Eleanor Roulston
Area [1]
• Land	1,786.56 km2 (689.79 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	22,892
• Change 2016-21	2%
• Census ranking	197 of 4,831
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	902
Dwellings	8,753
Median Income*	$56,591 CDN
Website	Official website
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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. It was made in 1861 from the former townships of Uniacke, Rawdon, Douglas, Walton, Shubenacadie and Maitland. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of East Hants had a population of 22,892 living in 9,387 of its 10,046 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 22,453. With a land area of 1,786.53 km² (689.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km² (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

Population trend[4] Census Population Change (%) 2016 22,453 1.5% 2011 22,111 N/A (redefined boundaries) 2006 23,387 2.7% 2001 20,821 5.3% 1996 19,767 6.5% 1991 18,560 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 20,515 96.02% Other languages 515 2.41% French only 310 1.45% Both English and French 25 0.12%

Public works

The Public Works division operates two water utility distribution sites and three sewage collection and treatment systems for communities in the serviced areas adjacent to Highway 102 and along the Shubenacadie River. The division also operates an engineered spring which draws additional water from Grand Lake to the Shubenacadie River during low water level events.

Drinking water is distributed across 71.0 kilometers of main distribution lines. Wastewater is distributed through 80.5 kilometers of wastewater collection mains.^{[citation needed]}

The Environmental Services division works closely with Public Works. This division monitors and reviews data to ensure compliance of operating approvals. Environmental Services also runs a watershed protection program that focuses on building awareness of watershed issues that impact watersheds of interest to the municipality.^[5]

Notable people

• Hip hop artist Buck 65 is from Mount Uniacke, East Hants. Born Richard Terfry, he is also a radio host on CBC Radio.
• Luke Boyd, international recording artist better known as Classified, was born in Enfield, East Hants.

Education

• Riverside Educational Centre middle school is located in Milford Station
• Elmsdale District School is located in Elmsdale
• Kennetcook District Elementary is located in Kennetcook
• Uniacke District School is located in Mount Uniacke
• Hants East Rural High School is located in Milford Station
• Hants North Rural High School is located in Kennetcook
• Cobequid District School is located in Noel
• Rawdon District School is located in Rawdon

See also

• Canada portal

• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia