Halifax County, Nova Scotia

Halifax County
County
Location of Halifax County in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°54′N 63°06′W / 44.9°N 63.1°W / 44.9; -63.1
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Established	August 17, 1759
Incorporated county	April 17, 1879
Dissolved into the Halifax Regional Municipality	April 1, 1996
Government
• Type	Regional Council
• Present governing council	Halifax Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	5,557.29 km2 (2,145.68 sq mi)
Population  (1996)[2]
• Total	342,966
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Area code	902
Median earnings[a]	$81,000
Website	http://halifax.ca

Halifax County (Scottish Gaelic: Siorramachd Halafacs, French: Comté de Halifax) is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein. The municipality was dissolved in 1996, together with those town and city governments, in their amalgamation into Halifax Regional Municipality.^[3] Highways Highway 102 / Veteran's Memorial Highway Highway 101 / Harvest Highway Highway 107 / Forest Hills Exterior Highway 103 / Fisherman's Memorial Highway Highway 111 / Highway Of Heroes Highway 118 /

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