Centreville is a

rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...

farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

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in Kings County,

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, located 10 kilometres north of

Kentville Kentville is an incorporated town in Nova Scotia. It is the most populous town in the Annapolis Valley. As of 2021, the town's population was 6,630. Its census agglomeration is 26,929. History Kentville owes its location to the Cornwallis River ...

on Route 359. As of 2021, the population was 1,159. Route 309 and Route 221 cross at the settlement. The village was once a junction on the

Cornwallis Valley Railway The Cornwallis Valley Railway (CVR) was a historic Canadian railway in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. It was built in 1889 and ran from Kentville to Kingsport serving the Cornwallis Township area of Kings County. For most of its history, it ...

branchline of the

Dominion Atlantic Railway The Dominion Atlantic Railway was a historic railway which operated in the western part of Nova Scotia in Canada, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley. The Dominion Atlantic Railway was unusually diverse for a ...

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Centreville had a population of 1,159 living in 500 of its 511 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,129. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable residents

Centreville was home to the 1930s artist, Charles Macdonald, famous for his work in concrete. His innovative concrete home in Centreville is now the

Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum The Charles Macdonald Concrete House is a two-storey residential structure located in Centreville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Centreville, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was built entirely out of reinforced concrete in 1910 by Charles Macdonald, a local folk ar ...

. Another important Centreville resident was

Roscoe Fillmore Roscoe Alfred Fillmore (10 July 188720 November 1968) was a Canadian radical political activist, horticulturalist, and author from the Maritimes. Born in the tiny farming community of Lumsden, Albert County, New Brunswick, Fillmore's mother died i ...

, a well-known gardener, greenhouse operator, Marxist, and author. Macdonald and Fillmore were members of a group of moderate leftists who regularly met in Centreville during the 1930s and 40s and became known as "the Centreville Socialists".

Businesses

Centreville is home to several businesses, including: * Delft Haus B&B (1942 Hwy 359) * D.O. Sanford's Garage Ltd. (1905 Hwy 359) * Footes Farm Market (1744 Hwy 359) * Veldhoven Upholstery (1000 Sherman Beltcher Rd.) *Eagle Crest Golf Course (2075 Lakewood Road)

Religious Institutions

Centreville is home to a few religious institutions, including: * Baptist Church * Kingdom Hall

References

External links

Centreville Community Website
Communities in Kings County, Nova Scotia Designated places in Nova Scotia {{KingsNS-geo-stub