Cornwallis Square is a Canadian village in
Kings County Kings County or King's County may refer to:
Places Canada
*Kings County, New Brunswick
*Kings County, Nova Scotia
*Kings County, Prince Edward Island
** King's County (electoral district), abolished in 1892
Ireland
* County Offaly, formerly call ...
,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
. It is located on the
Cornwallis River
The Cornwallis River is in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It has a meander length of approximately through eastern Kings County, from its source on the North Mountain at Grafton to its mouth near Wolfville on the Minas Basin. The lower ...
.
History
The village commission was originally established in 1947 as the WCG Commission and was responsible for fire protection, recreation and sidewalks in
Waterville,
Cambridge
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, and
Grafton. When the rural community of
Woodville was included in the service area in the 1960s the name was changed to Cornwallis Square.
The area's largest employer is
Michelin
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.
Climate
References
''Kings County Register'', May 2007
Communities in Kings County, Nova Scotia
Villages in Nova Scotia
General Service Areas in Nova Scotia
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