Hants County, Nova Scotia

Hants County
Hants County
County
	Location of Hants County, Nova Scotia
	Coordinates: 45°06′N 63°54′W / 45.100°N 63.900°W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipalities	East Hants / West Hants Regional Municipality
Established	June 17, 1781
Divided into District Municipalities	April 17, 1879
Electoral districts; Federal	; Kings—Hants
Provincial	Hants East / Hants West
Area
• Land	3,049.08 km2 (1,177.26 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	41,182
• Density	13.5/km2 (35/sq mi)
• Change 2001-06	1.7%
• Census Rankings; - District municipalities; East Hants; West Hants; - Towns; Hantsport ; Windsor ; - Reserves; Indian Brook 14	; ; ; 21,387 (179 of 5,008); 13,881 (272 of 5,008); ; 1,191 (1,839 of 5,008); 3,709 (862 of 5,008); ; 1,014 (2,039 of 5,008)
Time zone	UTC−04:00 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−03:00 (ADT)
Area code	902
Dwellings	17,277
Median Income*	$49,630
	Median household income, 2005 (all households);

Hants County is a historical county and census division of Nova Scotia, Canada. Local government is provided by the West Hants Regional Municipality, and the Municipality of the District of East Hants.

^ ^a ^b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Hants County, Nova Scotia
^ Statistics Canada^{[permanent dead link]} Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data