Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia

Head of St. Margarets Bay is a rural community on the northeast corner of St. Margarets Bay. The community is in the Halifax Regional Municipality, 40 km west from Halifax via on Trunk 3.

Head of St. Margarets Bay
Head of St. Margarets Bay is located in Nova Scotia
Head of St. Margarets Bay
Head of St. Margarets Bay
Coordinates: 44°40′58″N 63°55′00″W / 44.68278°N 63.91667°W / 44.68278; -63.91667
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality
Community councilWestern Region Community Council
Planning AreaSt. Margarets Bay
Population
 (2021 census)
 • Total840

History

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The bay was named after Samuel de Champlain's mother Marguerite. His map of 1612 shows the bay as St. Marguerite Baie. The community is the site of the St. Margaret's Bay Hydroelectric System, built in 1922, the oldest hydro plant in Nova Scotia.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Margaret's Bay had a population of 840 living in 364 of its 396 total private dwellings, a change of 7.4% from its 2016 population of 782. With a land area of 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi), it had a population density of 334.7/km2 (866.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Communications

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Schools

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  • St. Margarets Bay Elementary

References

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  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.