Communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality
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 |
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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
Neighbourhood | Community | Land area | 2021 population | !2021 population density (people per hectare) | Notes | References |
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Admiral's Cove | Bedford | 208 ha (510 acres) | [16] | |||
Albro Lake | Dartmouth | 147 ha (360 acres) | [17] | |||
Armdale | Halifax | 62 ha (150 acres) | [18] | |||
Armcrest | Lower Sackville | 25 ha (62 acres) | [19] | |||
Atlantic Acres Industrial Park | Bedford | 114 ha (280 acres) | [20] | |||
Austenville | Dartmouth | 29 ha (72 acres) | [21] | |||
Downtown Bedford | Bedford | 32 ha (79 acres) | Primary central business district of the community of Bedford. | [22] | ||
North Bedford | Bedford | 64 ha (160 acres) | [23] | |||
Beechwood Park | Halifax | 75 ha (190 acres) | [24] | |||
Birch Cove | Bedford | |||||
Boulderwood | Halifax | |||||
Brightwood | Dartmouth | |||||
Brookview | Cole Harbour | 24 ha (59 acres) | [25] | |||
Burnside | Dartmouth | 1,376 ha (3,400 acres) | [26] | |||
Crichton Park | Dartmouth | 131 ha (320 acres) | [27] | |||
Colby Village | Cole Harbour | 479 ha (1,180 acres) | [28] | |||
Crystal Heights | Dartmouth | |||||
Downtown Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 36 ha (89 acres) | Primary central business district of the community of Dartmouth. | [29] | ||
Dutch Village | Halifax | 59 ha (150 acres) | [30] | |||
Ellenvale | Dartmouth | 81 ha (200 acres) | [31] | |||
Fairmount | Halifax | 85 ha (210 acres) | [32] | |||
First Lake | Lower Sackville | 35 ha (86 acres) | [33] | |||
Forest Hills | Cole Harbour | 470 ha (1,200 acres) | [34] | |||
Glenbourne | Halifax | 207 ha (510 acres) | [35] | |||
Glen Moir | Bedford | 312 ha (770 acres) | [36] | |||
Graham's Corner | Dartmouth | 84 ha (210 acres) | [37] | |||
Green Acres | Spryfield | |||||
Greenwood Heights | Timberlea | 97 ha (240 acres) | [38] | |||
Downtown Halifax | Halifax | 410 ha (1,000 acres) | 25,555 | 62 | Primary central business district of the community of Halifax, and the primary central business district of Halifax Regional Municipality. | [39] |
Harbourview | Dartmouth | 15 ha (37 acres) | [40] | |||
Hawthorne | Dartmouth | 32 ha (79 acres) | [41] | |||
Highfield Park | Dartmouth | 43 ha (110 acres) | [42] | |||
Humber Park | Cole Harbour | 27 ha (67 acres) | [43] | |||
Hydrostone | Halifax | 9.3 ha (23 acres) | ||||
Imperoyal | Dartmouth | |||||
Jollimore | Spryfield | 81 ha (200 acres) | [44] | |||
Lakefront | Dartmouth | 11 ha (27 acres) | [45] | |||
Lakeside Industrial Park | Lakeside | 60 ha (150 acres) | [46] | |||
Leiblin Park | Spryfield | |||||
Lindwood | Lower Sackville | 134 ha (330 acres) | [47] | |||
South Lower Sackville | Lower Sackville | 286 ha (710 acres) | [48] | |||
Manor Park | Dartmouth | 54 ha (130 acres) | [49] | |||
Meadowlands | Lower Sackville | 21 ha (52 acres) | [50] | |||
Melville Cove | Armdale | |||||
Millview | Bedford | 226 ha (560 acres) | [51] | |||
East Millwood | Middle Sackville | 42 ha (100 acres) | [52] | |||
Millwood | Middle Sackville | 234 ha (580 acres) | [53] | |||
Mount Royal | Halifax | 23 ha (57 acres) | [54] | |||
Nantucket | Dartmouth | |||||
North End | Halifax | |||||
Park Avenue | Dartmouth | 25 ha (62 acres) | [55] | |||
Portland Estates | Dartmouth | 85 ha (210 acres) | [56] | |||
Portland Hills | Dartmouth | 133 ha (330 acres) | [57] | |||
Portobello | Dartmouth | |||||
Port Wallace | Dartmouth | |||||
Prince's Lodge | Bedford | 203 ha (500 acres) | [58] | |||
Quinpool | Halifax | |||||
Regency Park | Halifax | 61 ha (150 acres) | [59] | |||
Richmond | Halifax | |||||
Rockingham | Halifax | 199 ha (490 acres) | [60] | |||
Rocky Lake | Lower Sackville | 980 ha (2,400 acres) | [61] | |||
Russell Lake West | Dartmouth | 251 ha (620 acres) | [62] | |||
Sackville Business Park | Lower Sackville | 158 ha (390 acres) | [63] | |||
Sackville Manor | Lower Sackville | 32 ha (79 acres) | [64] | |||
Old Sackville Road | Lower Sackville | 45 ha (110 acres) | [65] | |||
Shannon Park | Dartmouth | 34.8 ha (86 acres) | ||||
Sherwood Heights | Halifax | 103 ha (250 acres) | [66] | |||
Silver's Hill | Dartmouth | 39 ha (96 acres) | [67] | |||
South End | Halifax | |||||
Spring Garden | Halifax | |||||
Stonemount | Halifax | 23 ha (57 acres) | [68] | |||
Thornhill | Spryfield | 92 ha (230 acres) | [69] | |||
Tuft's Cove | Dartmouth | 76 ha (190 acres) | [70] | |||
The Village | Halifax | 33 ha (82 acres) | [71] | |||
Wallace Heights | Dartmouth | |||||
West End | Halifax | |||||
Westphal | Dartmouth | 77 ha (190 acres) | [72] | |||
Woodlawn | Dartmouth | 114 ha (280 acres) | [73] | |||
Rural communities
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