Hammonds Plains is a community within the

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area of Municipality of Halifax, in

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, Canada.

History

Hammonds Plains was established as a settlement area for

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in 1786 along a road running from Birch Cove on

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to St. Margaret's Bay. Landowners voted to name the road after the popular outgoing Lt. Governor

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. Further settlers arrived with disbanded soldiers from the

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and

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from the

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. The settlement was also the eastern end of the Old Annapolis Road intended to create a settled corridor and transportation link between Halifax and

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. While the Annapolis Road never developed, settlement opened up the a modest amount of viable farmland and more significantly developed many saw mills.

Geography

The

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defines Hammonds Plains as adjacent to

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-and- Lucasville to the east; Upper Sackville-and- Middle Sackville to the north; Stillwater Lake, Timberlea, and Upper Tantallon to the south; and

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to the west. The community is situated along the

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of the

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with its centre located along Highway 213 (''Hammonds Plains Road''). The Hammonds Plains region is rich in small

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s and is a dormitory area for Halifax. Many homes lie on large unserviced lots, except in the Kingswood

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where 90% of the units have municipal water service and along the Hammonds Plains Road itself where there are several small businesses involved in automobile repair, waste management, physiotherapy clinics, and other maintenance activities. The population grew rapidly in the 1990s, particularly in subdivisions at the western end of the Hammonds Plains Road. Halifax's water comes from Pockwock Lake which lies north of Hammonds Plains. The landmass of Hammonds Plains is approximately . As of 2021, Hammonds Plains Road--the

area (''population centre'') of Hammonds Plains--had a landmass of 318 hectares (3.18 km²).

Residential Subdivisions

*Blue Mountain Estates *Cedarwood *Glen Arbour *Highland Park *Kingswood *Kingswood North *Maplewood *Perry Pond *Uplands Park *Voyageur Lakes *White Hills

Activities

* Glen Arbour Golf Course, an 18-hole private championship golf course that hosts many tournaments, including the 2005 LPGA Canadian Women’s Open and the

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in 2012. * Hatfield Farm, a venue that contains a petting zoo and horseback riding, and is a popular spot for weddings and other functions * Atlantic Splash Adventure, a water park containing 9 slides and several flat rides An annual cycling event called Close To Home: The Tour of Hammonds Plains links the earliest settled areas with the new subdivisions.

Demographics

Hammonds Plains is a well-established community--however--the demographic information available from

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pertains to the

area (''retired population centre'') of Hammonds Plains Road, not the community of Hammonds Plains. The

area (''retired population centre'') of Hammonds Plains Road had a population of 1,819 people living in 595 of its 602 total private dwellings as of

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, a decrease of from 1,859 people in

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. Hammonds Plains Road had a population density of 572 people per km².

Transportation

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serves Hammonds Plains with Route 433 (''Tantallon''). This route travels from Tantallon, passes-through Hammonds Plains, and arrives at the Lacewood Terminal in Clayton Park. If the transit-user wants to travel to a community within the

area, the transit-user can use the Lacewood Terminal to connect to other transit routes.

Routes *Route 433 (''Tantallon'')

Education

Schools which service residents of Hammonds Plains include: Services Blue Mountain Estates, Kingswood, and Kingswood North *

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(

) * Kingswood Elementary School *

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Services Cedarwood, Glen Arbour, Highland Park, Maplewood, and White Hills *

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) *

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Waterstone is serviced schools in Middle Sackville: Sackville Heights Elementary/Junior High, Millwood High School

Notable residents

Andrew Bodnarchuk Andrew Scott Bodnarchuk (born July 11, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Bodnarchuk was born in Drumheller, Alberta, but grew up in Hamm ...

Bruce Guthro Bruce Guthro (born August 31, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Guthro has recorded as a solo artist, and was lead vocalist for the Scottish celtic rock band Runrig from 1998, until the group retired i ...

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References

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External links

Close To Home: The Tour of Hammonds Plains
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