Most communities of the Halifax Regional Municipality are marked with Welcome to our Community signs .
Halifax Regional Municipality has many different communities that vary from
rural to
urban . With a land area of 5,475.57 km2 (2,114.13 sq mi),
[1] there are more-than 200 communities-and-neighbourhoods within its boundaries.
[2]
History
On 1st April 1996, all places (cities, suburbs, towns, and villages) within the former
County of Halifax were reintroduced as communities of the
Halifax Regional Municipality .
Urban communities
The most
urban communities surround
Halifax Harbour . The
built-up landmass that surrounds Halifax Harbour amounts to 23,829 ha (58,880 acres).
[3]
Community
Land area
2021 population
2021 population density (people per
km2 )
Notes
References
Beaver Bank
6.14 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
[4]
Bedford
39.79 km2 (15.36 sq mi)
Beechville
0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
[5]
Clayton Park
1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
5,201
4,953
[6]
Clayton Park West
0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Cole Harbour
10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
[7]
Cow Bay
5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
1,224
211
[8]
Dartmouth
60.339 km2 (23.297 sq mi)
72,139
1,195
The community of Dartmouth is coterminous with the former City of Dartmouth.
[9]
Eastern Passage
13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi)
[10]
Fairview
2.181 km2 (0.842 sq mi)
Fall River
14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
2,474
166
[11]
Fletchers Lake
Halifax
61.961 km2 (23.923 sq mi)
156,141
2,519
The community of Halifax is coterminous with the former City of Halifax.
Hammonds Plains
33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
[12]
Upper Hammonds Plains
Kinsac
Lake Echo
4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
2,365
496
[13]
Lakeside
Lakeview
Lucasville
East Preston
North Preston
Lower Sackville
5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Middle Sackville
Upper Sackville
Shearwater
9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Spryfield
10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Still Water Lake
8.23 km2 (3.18 sq mi)
3,379
410
[14]
Tantallon
Upper Tantallon
Timberlea
6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Waverley
2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
858
295
[15]
Wellington
Windsor Junction
Woodside
5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Urban neighbourhoods
Rural communities
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"Fall River, Class IV area (CFA) Nova Scotia [Designated place]" . Statistics Canada . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 78. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 96. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 96. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 96. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 87. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 78. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 100. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 100. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 78. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 87. Retrieved 11 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 78. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
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"Halifax Regional Municipality Urban Forest Master Plan" (PDF) . halifax.ca . Dalhousie University, Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. 2013. p. 78. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
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