Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

Not to be confused with Lunenburg, Nova Scotia or Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (municipal district).

Lunenburg County
County
Lunenburg harbourfront
Nickname(s): "Christmas Tree Capital of the World"
Location of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipal district (s)	Chester / Lunenburg
Towns	Bridgewater / Lunenburg / Mahone Bay
Established	August 17, 1759
Electoral Districts Federal	South Shore–St. Margaret's
Provincial	Chester-St. Margaret's / Lunenburg / Lunenburg West
Area
• Land	2,907.93 km2 (1,122.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	47,313
• Density	16.2/km2 (42/sq mi)
• Change 2001-06	0.9%
• Census Rankings  - Municipal districts  Chester  Lunenburg  - Towns  Bridgewater  Lunenburg  Mahone Bay  - Reserves  Gold River 21  New Ross 20	25,164 (156 of 5,008) 10,741 (352 of 5,008) 7,944 (460 of 5,008) 2,317 (1,208 of 5,008) 904 (2,191 of 5,008) 65 (4,587 of 5,008) 15 (4,855 of 5,008)
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	24,786
Median Income*	$43,257 CDN
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, It ranges from Hubbards to the east and Vogler's Cove to the west.

History

Named in honour of the British king who was also the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Lunenburg County was established in 1759, when peninsular Nova Scotia was divided into five counties. Three years later Lunenburg County was reduced in size when Queens County was established. Following the establishment of Queens County in 1762, Hants County in 1781, and Shelburne and Sydney Counties in 1784, the boundaries of all nine of the counties were defined by the Nova Scotia Council.

By Chapter 52 of the Statutes of 1863 the Township of Chester in the County of Lunenburg was made a separate district for certain specified purposes. That statute provided authority for the appointment of a Custos Rotulorum and for the establishment of a general sessions of the peace for the District of Chester, with the same powers as if it were a separate county.

As of 2013, the Mi'kmaq Burial Grounds Research and Restoration Association has about forty students in its Mi'kmaq language revitalization classes, and Mi'kmaq greetings are becoming more common in public places.

Demographics

Mother tongue language (2011)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	45,305	96.83%
French only	525	1.12%
Non-official languages	805	1.72%
Multiple responses	150	0.32%

Ethnic Groups (2006)

Ethnic Origin	Population	Pct (%)
Canadian	19,265	41.3%
German	16,290	34.9%
English	13,405	28.8%
Scottish	8,655	18.6%
French	6,360	13.6%
Irish	6,155	13.2%
Dutch (Netherlands)	3,105	6.7%
North American Indian	1,930	4.1%
Welsh	1,000	2.1%

Communities

Main article: List of communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

Incorporated communities

Towns

• Bridgewater
• Lunenburg
• Mahone Bay

Municipal districts

• Municipalilty of the District of Chester
• Municipalilty of the District of Lunenburg

Villages

• Chester
• Hebbville

Native reserves

• Gold River 21
• New Ross 20
• Pennal 19

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district, including external routes that start or finish at the district limits:

• Highways
  • Hwy 103

• Trunk Routes
  • Trunk 3
  • Trunk 10
  • Trunk 12

• Collector Routes:
  • Route 208
  • Route 210
  • Route 324
  • Route 325
  • Route 329
  • Route 331
  • Route 332

• External Routes:
  • None

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia
• Royal eponyms in Canada
• Black Lake listings within Nova Scotia.
• Lunenburg English, the distinctive dialect of the area

External links

• Photographs of historic monuments in Lunenburg County
• Lunenburg County Map