List of counties of Nova Scotia

Counties of Nova Scotia
LocationProvince of Nova Scotia
Number18
Populations7,373 (Guysborough) – 440,072 (Halifax)
Areas1,244.24 km² (Richmond) – 5,495.71 km² (Halifax)
Government
Subdivisions
Counties of Nova Scotia (1862) with township subdivisions

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has a historical system of 18 counties that originally had appointed court systems for local administration before the establishment of elected local governments in 1879. The historical counties continue as census divisions used by Statistics Canada in administering the Canadian census.

  1. ^ County government has been defunct since 1879 for 6 counties now administered by district municipalities, and since 1995/1996 for 3 counties now administered by regional municipalities.

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