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Cornwallis Park is a community in the Canadian province of
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
, located in Annapolis County. As of the 2021 census, the population was 488, an increase of 1.9% from 2016.


History

The community is located on the western edge of Clementsport and immediately east of Deep Brook. It was formerly named Cornwallis after a military base was established as in 1942 and becoming
CFB Cornwallis Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis (also CFB Cornwallis) is a former Canadian Forces Base located in Deep Brook, Nova Scotia, Deep Brook, Nova Scotia. It is situated in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Annapolis County on the sou ...
in 1968 (it was mothballed from 1946 to 1949). After CFB Cornwallis closed in 1994 the property was converted to civilian use. A local development authority used the name Cornwallis Park and this name was formally adopted for the community in 2000.


Demographics

In the
2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
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, Cornwallis Park had a population of 488 living in 238 of its 258 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 479. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.


Current developments

Cornwallis Park was home to the
Pearson Peacekeeping Centre Established in 1994 by the Government of Canada as the Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Centre (more commonly the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, or simply the Pearson Centre) was an independent, not-for-profit organiza ...
's main administrative office, located in the former base commanders residence. A significant portion of the former military base's facilities (particularly housing, hospitality, meeting rooms and assembly halls) have been taken over by the Annapolis Basin Conference Centre. Cornwallis Park hosts over 1000
Royal Canadian Sea Cadets The Royal Canadian Sea Cadets (RCSC; ) is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces and the civilian Navy League of Canada. Administered by the Canadian Forces, the program is funded through the Department of Nati ...
annually for training through CSTC HMCS ''Acadia''. Many of the married quarters (PMQs) have been sold for private residences.


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Cornwallis Nova Scotia
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