Demographics of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km². Its population of 921,727^[1] makes it the fourth least populous province of the country.

Population

Nova Scotia is the seventh most populous province in Canada with an estimated 921,727 residents as of 2011. It accounts for 3 percent of the population of Canada. The population density is approximately 17.2 persons/km². Roughly 60% of the population live in rural parts of the province.

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has three regional municipalities.

Towns

Main article: List of towns in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia has 28 towns, not including the former Town of Canso that dissolved to become part of Guysborough County on July 1, 2012 and the former Towns of Bridgetown and Springhill which dissolved on April 1, 2015.^[2]

Towns of Nova Scotia
Name	Population (2011)^[3]	Population (2006)^[3]	Change (%)^[3]	Area (km²)^[3]	Population density^[3]
Amherst	7003971700000000000♠9,717	7003950500000000000♠9,505	7000220000000000000♠2.2	7001120200000000000♠12.02	7002808400000000000♠808.4
Annapolis Royal	7002481000000000000♠481	7002444000000000000♠444	7000830000000000000♠8.3	7000204000000000000♠2.04	7002235800000000000♠235.8
Antigonish	7003452400000000000♠4,524	7003423600000000000♠4,236	7000680000000000000♠6.8	7000515000000000000♠5.15	7002879200000000000♠879.2
Berwick	7003245400000000000♠2,454	7003245400000000000♠2,454	5000000000000000000♠0	7000666000000000000♠6.66	7002368600000000000♠368.6
Bridgewater	7003824100000000000♠8,241	7003794400000000000♠7,944	7000370000000000000♠3.7	7001136000000000000♠13.6	7002605790000000000♠605.8
Clark's Harbour	7002820000000000000♠820	7002860000000000000♠860	2999530000000000000♠−4.7	7000290000000000000♠2.9	7002282700000000000♠282.7
Digby	7003215200000000000♠2,152	7003209200000000000♠2,092	7000290000000000000♠2.9	7000314000000000000♠3.14	7002686100000000000♠686.1
Kentville	7003609400000000000♠6,094	7003581500000000000♠5,815	7000480000000000000♠4.8	7001173500000000000♠17.35	7002351200000000000♠351.2
Lockeport	7002588000000000000♠588	7002646000000000000♠646	2999100000000000000♠−9	7000232000000099999♠2.32	7002253400000000000♠253.4
Lunenburg	7003231300000000000♠2,313	7003231700000000000♠2,317	3000800000000000000♠−0.2	7000401000000000000♠4.01	7002576900000000000♠576.9
Mahone Bay	7002943000000000000♠943	7002904000000000000♠904	7000430000000000000♠4.3	7000313000000000000♠3.13	7002301390000000000♠301.4
Middleton	7003174900000000000♠1,749	7003182900000000000♠1,829	2999560000000099999♠−4.4	7000544000000000000♠5.44	7002321600000000000♠321.6
Mulgrave	7002794000000000000♠794	7002879000000000000♠879	2999030000000000000♠−9.7	7001178109999900000♠17.81	7001446000000000000♠44.6
New Glasgow	7003956200000000000♠9,562	7003945500000000000♠9,455	7000110000000000000♠1.1	7000993000000000000♠9.93	7002963300000000000♠963.3
Oxford	7003115100000000000♠1,151	7003117800000000000♠1,178	2999770000000000000♠−2.3	7001107600000000000♠10.76	7002106900000000000♠106.9
Parrsboro	7003130500000000000♠1,305	7003140100000000000♠1,401	2999309999999999999♠−6.9	7001148800000000000♠14.88	7001877000000000000♠87.7
Pictou	7003343700000000000♠3,437	7003381300000000000♠3,813	2999009999999999999♠−9.9	7000794000000000000♠7.94	7002432900000000000♠432.9
Port Hawkesbury	7003336600000000000♠3,366	7003351700000000000♠3,517	2999570000000000000♠−4.3	7000811009999900000♠8.11	7002414800000000000♠414.8
Shelburne	7003168600000000000♠1,686	7003187900000000000♠1,879	2998897000000000000♠−10.3	7000900000000000000♠9	7002187300000000000♠187.3
Stellarton	7003448500000000000♠4,485	7003471700000000000♠4,717	2999510000000099999♠−4.9	7000899000000000000♠8.99	7002498800000000000♠498.8
Stewiacke	7003143800000000000♠1,438	7003142100000000000♠1,421	7000120000000000000♠1.2	7001176700000000000♠17.67	7001814000000000000♠81.4
Trenton	7003261600000000000♠2,616	7003274100000000000♠2,741	2999540000000000000♠−4.6	7000600000000000000♠6	7002435700000000000♠435.7
Truro	7004120590000000000♠12,059	7004117650000000000♠11,765	7000250000000000000♠2.5	7001376300000000000♠37.63	7002320500000000000♠320.5
Westville	7003379800000000000♠3,798	7003380500000000000♠3,805	3000800000000000000♠−0.2	7001143900000000000♠14.39	7002264000000000000♠264
Windsor	7003378500000000000♠3,785	7003370900000000000♠3,709	7000200000000000000♠2	7000906000000000000♠9.06	7002417800000000000♠417.8
Wolfville	7003426900000000000♠4,269	7003377200000000000♠3,772	7001132000000000000♠13.2	7000645000000000000♠6.45	7002661700000000000♠661.7
Yarmouth	7003676100000000000♠6,761	7003716200000000000♠7,162	2999440000000000000♠−5.6	7001105600000000000♠10.56	7002640290000000000♠640.3
Total towns	7005100588000000000♠100,588	7005100260000000000♠100,260	6999300000000000000♠0.3	7002266940000000000♠266.94	7002375599999900000♠375.59

Population centres

Main article: List of population centres in Nova Scotia

The Halifax population centre is the largest urban area in Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada recognizes a total of 37 population centres in the province.^[4]

Population centres of Nova Scotia
Rank	Population centre	Size group	Population in 2011	Population in 2006
1	Halifax	Large urban	7005297943000000000♠297,943	7005285480000000000♠285,480
2	Sydney	Medium	7004315970000000000♠31,597	7004324960000000000♠32,496
3	Truro	Small	7004232610000000000♠23,261	7004223760000000000♠22,376
4	New Glasgow	Small	7004206090000000000♠20,609	7004208760000000000♠20,876
5	Glace Bay	Small	7004190760000000000♠19,076	7004199680000000000♠19,968
6	Kentville	Small	7004142340000000000♠14,234	7004135520000000000♠13,552
7	Sydney Mines	Small	7004141350000000000♠14,135	7004153150000000000♠15,315
8	Amherst	Small	7003981100000000000♠9,811	7003959800000000000♠9,598
9	New Waterford	Small	7003894200000000000♠8,942	7003966100000000000♠9,661
10	Bridgewater	Small	7003831000000000000♠8,310	7003802100000000000♠8,021
11	Yarmouth	Small	7003676100000000000♠6,761	7003716200000000000♠7,162
12	Kingston - Greenwood	Small	7003659500000000000♠6,595	7003652800000000000♠6,528
13	Antigonish	Small	7003508400000000000♠5,084	7003471200000000000♠4,712
14	Wolfville	Small	7003426900000000000♠4,269	7003377200000000000♠3,772
15	Windsor	Small	7003409500000000000♠4,095	7003398600000000000♠3,986
16	Enfield	Small	7003389200000000000♠3,892	7003341500000000000♠3,415
17	Springhill	Small	7003386800000000000♠3,868	7003394100000000000♠3,941
18	Lake Echo	Small	7003356200000000000♠3,562	7003346700000000000♠3,467
19	Pictou	Small	7003343700000000000♠3,437	7003381300000000000♠3,813
20	Port Hawkesbury	Small	7003336600000000000♠3,366	7003351700000000000♠3,517
21	Liverpool	Small	7003265300000000000♠2,653	7003275900000000000♠2,759
22	Berwick	Small	7003250400000000000♠2,504	7003252400000000000♠2,524
23	Lunenburg	Small	7003231300000000000♠2,313	7003231700000000000♠2,317
24	Digby	Small	7003215200000000000♠2,152	7003209700000000000♠2,097
25	Hammonds Plains Road	Small	7003184000000000000♠1,840	7003312400000000000♠3,124
26	Middleton	Small	7003174900000000000♠1,749	7003182900000000000♠1,829
27	Shelburne	Small	7003168600000000000♠1,686	7003187900000000000♠1,879
28	Still Water Lake	Small	7003167700000000000♠1,677	7002855000000000000♠855
29	Lantz	Small	7003153300000000000♠1,533	7003162600000000000♠1,626
30	Brookside	Small	7003153100000000000♠1,531	7003182400000000000♠1,824
31	Chester	Small	7003152900000000000♠1,529	7003149600000000000♠1,496
32	Inverness	Small	7003138700000000000♠1,387	7003146400000000000♠1,464
33	Hantsport	Small	7003137700000000000♠1,377	7003143200000000000♠1,432
34	Parrsboro	Small	7003130500000000000♠1,305	7003140100000000000♠1,401
35	Oxford	Small	7003115100000000000♠1,151	7003117800000000000♠1,178
36	Hayes Subdivision	Small	7003109000000000000♠1,090	7003105300000000000♠1,053
37	Bridgetown	Small	7003101400000000000♠1,014	7003108200000000000♠1,082

Population of Nova Scotia since 1851

Year	Population	% change		Rank*
Year	Population	5-year	10-year	Rank*
1851	276,854	–	–	3
1861	330,857	–	19.5
1871	387,800	–	17.2
1881	440,572	–	13.6
1891	450,396	–	2.2
1901	459,574	–	2.0
1911	492,338	–	7.1	4
1921	523,837	–	6.4	7
1931	512,846	–	- 2.1
1941	577,962	–	12.7
1951	642,584	–	11.2
1956	694,717	8.1	–

Year	Population	% change		Rank*
Year	Population	5-year	10-year	Rank*
1961	737,007	6.1	14.7	7
1966	756,039	2.6	8.8
1971	788,965	4.4	7.0
1976	828,570	5.0	9.6
1981	847,442	2.3	7.4
1986	873,175	3.0	5.4
1991	899,942	3.1	6.2
1996	909,282	1.0	4.1
2001	908,007	- 0.1	0.9
2006	913,462	0.6	2.8
2011	921,727	0.9	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada ^[1]^[5]
* among provinces.
** Preliminary 2006 census estimate.

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2006 Census)
Population group		Population	% of total population
White		841,230	7001932000000000000♠93.2%
Visible minority group Source:^[6]	South Asian	3,810	6999400000000000000♠0.4%
	Chinese	4,305	6999500000000000000♠0.5%
	Black	19,230	7000210000000000000♠2.1%
	Filipino	700	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Latin American	955	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Arab	4,505	6999500000000000000♠0.5%
	Southeast Asian	815	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	West Asian	775	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Korean	795	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Japanese	500	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Visible minority, n.i.e.	260	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Multiple visible minority	1,035	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
Total visible minority population		37,685	7000420000000000000♠4.2%
Aboriginal group Source:^[7]	First Nations	15,240	7000170000000000000♠1.7%
	Métis	7,680	6999900000000000000♠0.9%
	Inuit	320	5000000000000000000♠0%
	Aboriginal, n.i.e.	830	6999100000000000000♠0.1%
	Multiple Aboriginal identity	100	5000000000000000000♠0%
Total Aboriginal population		24,175	7000270000000000000♠2.7%
Total population		903,090	100%

Languages

Mother tongue in Nova Scotia: Red – majority anglophone, Orange – mixed, Blue – majority francophone.

The 2011 Canadian census showed a population of 921,727.
Of the 904,285 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were:

Ranking	Language	Population	Percentage
1.	English	836,085	92.46%
2.	French	31,105	3.44%
3.	Arabic	5,965	0.66%
4.	Algonquian languages	4,685	0.52%
	Mi'kmaq	4,620	0.51%
5.	German	3,275	0.36%
6.	Chinese	2,750	0.30%
	Mandarin	905	0.10%
	Cantonese	590	0.06%
7.	Dutch	1,725	0.19%
8.	Spanish	1,545	0.17%
=9.	Tagalog	1,185	0.13%
=9.	Persian	1,185	0.13%
11.	Polish	825	0.09%
=12.	Korean	815	0.09%
=12.	Russian	815	0.09%
14.	Italian	790	0.09%
15.	Greek	775	0.08%
16.	Scandinavian languages	595	0.06%
	Danish	175	0.02%
	Norwegian	125	0.02%
	Icelandic	120	0.01%
	Swedish	85	0.01%
17.	Urdu	540	0.06%
18.	Serbo-Croatian languages	520	0.06%
	Croatian	210	0.02%
	Serbo-Croatian	105	0.01%
	Bosnian	90	0.01%
	Serbian	115	0.01%
19.	Hindi	515	0.06%
20.	Vietnamese	450	0.05%
21.	Portuguese	380	0.04%
22.	Bengali	375	0.04%
23.	Panjabi	370	0.04%
24.	Celtic languages	330	0.04%

25.	Japanese	305	0.03%
26.	Ukrainian	300	0.03%
27.	Hungarian	280	0.03%
28.	Czech	180	0.02%
29.	Romanian	170	0.02%
30.	Gujarati	105	0.01%

There were also 275 single-language responses for Turkish; 195 for Non-verbal languages (Sign languages); 30 for Malay; 100 for Bantu languages; 70 for Kurdish; 120 for Slovak; and 5 for Estonian. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.^[8]

Migration

Immigration

The 2006 Canadian census counted a total of 45,195 immigrants living in Nova Scotia.
The most commonly reported origins for these immigrants were: ^[9]

	Country	Immigrants
1.	United Kingdom	11,665
2.	United States	7,960
3.	Germany	2,850
4.	Netherlands	1,830
5.	China	1,740
6.	India	1,440
7.	Lebanon	1,265
8.	Poland	970
9.	Kuwait	780
10.	Egypt	675
11.	former Yugoslavia	670
12.	Greece	545
13.	Italy	540
14.	France	530
15.	Iran	520
16.	Pakistan	450
17.	South Korea	430
18.	Ireland (Eire)	425
19.	Philippines	420
20.	Vietnam	375

There were also 365 immigrants from Australia; 320 from South Africa; 280 from Hong Kong; 255 from Saudi Arabia; 245 from Iraq and from Trinidad and Tobago; 225 from Hungary and from Russia; 220 from Portugal; 215 from Switzerland; 210 from Denmark; and 205 from Belize.

Internal migration

A total of 101,035 people moved to Nova Scotia from other parts of Canada between 1996 and 2006 while 110,335 people moved in the opposite direction. These movements resulted in a net outmigration of 11,925 people to Alberta and 4,120 to Ontario; as well as a net influx of 4,690 people from Newfoundland and Labrador and 2,930 from New Brunswick. During this period there was a net outmigration of 835 francophones to Quebec and 340 to Alberta; and a net influx of 575 anglophones from Quebec and 145 francophones from New Brunswick. (All net inter-provincial movements of more than 500 persons and official minority movements of more than 100 persons are given.)^[10]^[11]

Religion

According to the 2001 census 36.5% of Nova Scotians were Roman Catholic, while 15.9% belonged to the United Church of Canada and 13.4% were Anglican. About 10.6% of the population identified as Baptist, 2.5% as Presbyterian, 1.7% as Protestant, 1.2% as Lutheran, 1.1% as Christian, and 1.0% as Pentecostal. 0.5% of the population reported belonging to the Jehovah's Witnesses, and 0.4% to the Salvation Army; while 0.4% identified as Muslim, 0.3% as Mormon, 0.2% as Wesleyan, 0.2% as Jewish, 0.2% as Greek Orthodox, 0.2% as Buddhist, and 0.2% as Seventh-day Adventist. 11.6% said they had no religion.^[12]

Employment

As of November 2009, the unemployment rate is 9.2 percent.^[13]

Income

Median Household Income

By County

By Community

Rank	County	2011^[14]
1	Halifax County	$62,049
2	Hants County	$60,186
3	Antigonish County	$57,577
	Nova Scotia	$53,606
4	Inverness County	$53,194
5	Kings County	$51,850
6	Richmond County	$50,745
7	Colchester County	$50,568
8	Pictou County	$50,417
9	Lunenburg County	$48,154
10	Yarmouth County	$47,676
11	Victoria County	$47,413
12	Cape Breton County	$47,224
13	Queens County	$45,050
14	Shelburne County	$44,267
15	Cumberland County	$43,385
17	Annapolis County	$43,522
17	Digby County	$42,293
18	Guysborough County	$42,063

Rank	Community	2011^[14]
1	Halifax Regional Municipality	$62,069
2	Port Hawkesbury	$61,013
	Nova Scotia	$53,606
3	Stewiacke	$52,118
4	Mahone Bay	$49,158
5	Wolfville	$48,671
6	Hantsport	$48,584
7	Clark's Harbour	$48,102
8	Cape Breton Regional Municipality	$47,830
9	Stellarton	$46,307
10	Antigonish	$45,538
11	Kentville	$45,098
12	New Glasgow	$44,942
13	Westville	$44,647
14	Middleton	$44,048
15	Annapolis Royal	$43,956
16	Trenton	$42,535
17	Pictou	$41,905^[A]
18	Truro	$41,878
19	Windsor	$41,859
20	Amherst	$41,027
21	Bridgewater	$40,049
22	Berwick	$39,674
23	Lunenburg	$39,529
24	Bridgetown	$38,248^[A]
25	Oxford	$37,734^[A]
26	Springhill	$36,995^[A]
27	Mulgrave	$36,200
28	Canso	$35,574
29	Shelburne	$35,526
30	Yarmouth	$34,572
31	Lockeport	$33,854^[A]
32	Digby	$33,437
33	Parrsboro	$27,472^[A]

Notes

A ^ 2011 Census data unavailable, data taken from the 2006 Census.

Gross domestic product

Nova Scotia GDP is presently approximately $33 billion (Can) annually.

References

1 2 Canada's population. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.
↑ "Decision NSUARB-MB-10-2" (PDF). Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
↑ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada.
↑ Population urban and rural, by province and territory (Nova Scotia). Statistics Canada, 2005.
↑ Scotia&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
↑ Scotia&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=, Aboriginal Population Profile from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
↑ Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) (2011 Census)
↑ Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) (2006 Census)
↑ Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2006 Census)
↑ Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2001 census)
↑ Religion (95A), Age Groups (7A)
↑ http://www.gov.ns.ca/finance/publish/lmm/LMM0911.pdf Unemployment rate
1 2 National Household Survey (NHS) Profile - Select from a List Statistics Canada

Subdivisions of Nova Scotia

Counties	Annapolis Antigonish Cape Breton Colchester Cumberland Digby Guysborough Halifax Hants Inverness Kings Lunenburg Pictou Queens Richmond Shelburne Victoria Yarmouth

Economic Regions	Annapolis Valley Cape Breton Island Halifax Regional Municipality North Shore Southern Nova Scotia

Regional municipalities	Cape Breton Halifax Queens

Municipal districts	Argyle Barrington Chester Clare Digby East Hants Guysborough Lunenburg Shelburne St. Mary's West Hants Yarmouth

Towns	Amherst Annapolis Royal Antigonish Berwick Bridgewater Clark's Harbour Digby Hantsport Kentville Lockeport Lunenburg Mahone Bay Middleton Mulgrave New Glasgow Oxford Parrsboro Pictou Port Hawkesbury Shelburne Stellarton Stewiacke Trenton Truro Westville Windsor Wolfville Yarmouth

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