Masstown

Masstown (2021 population: 156), formerly Cobequid, is a farming community located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Truro, Nova Scotia.

The Village of Masstown
Flag of Masstown (sometimes Cobequid)
Flag
Motto: Welcome to Masstown
Ethnic groups
100% White
Religion
60% Catholic
40% Protestant
GovernmentNo central government
Village
 Establishment of Cobequid
1800s
Population
 2021 estimate
156
Masstown is located in Nova Scotia
Masstown
Masstown in Nova Scotia

Historic background

Masstown has its beginnings with French settlers, known as Acadians. They first settled in this area near the Cobequid Bay in 1705 (1705). The Acadian culture consisted primarily of farming; remains of marshland dykes, that cover the entire coast of the community, indicate their advanced farming systems. Once an old Acadian settlement, Masstown was the site of the first Acadian church in Nova Scotia, and a cairn is erected at the nearby United Church to commemorate this former landmark. The subsequent Catholic Church inspired the community's name: "Mass" town.

Present-day community

Masstown is located 15 minutes west of Truro on Nova Scotia Trunk 2 or Exit 12 off Nova Scotia Highway 104. The small farming community has a local market and now a Tim Hortons and Greco. The local market, the Masstown Market is a tourist attraction for the community as well as the fish market and restaurants and diners nearby. Masstown Market is a popular halfway stop for people travelling between Moncton and Halifax.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Masstown had a population of 156 living in 62 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of -4.9% from its 2016 population of 164. With a land area of 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 205.3/km2 (531.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

References

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