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Municipality of the County of Antigonish The Municipality of the County of Antigonish is a county municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to the Antigonish County, eponymous historical county, except for the Town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Antigonish, and two ...

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Cape Breton—Canso Cape Breton—Canso is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2011 was 75,247. It is the successor to Bras d'Or (later known as Bras d'Or� ...

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Rankings
- ''Census divisions''
Subdivision A
Subdivision B
- ''Towns''

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- ''Reserves''
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, Canada. Local government is provided by the

, the Town of

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, and by two reserves:

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History

The County of Sydney was created in 1784. When St. Mary's Township was established in 1818 it was partly in Sydney County and partly in Halifax County. In 1822 that part of St. Mary's Township which had been in Halifax County was annexed to the County of Sydney. In 1836 Sydney County was diminished in size when

Guysborough County Guysborough County is a county in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia. History Taking its name from the Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Township of Guysborough, which was named in honour of Sir Guy Carleton, 1st B ...

was established out of what had been part of it. In 1863 the name of the County of Sydney was changed to Antigonish County. The word Antigonish is of

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origin, possibly derived from Nalegitkoonecht meaning "where branches are torn off". It is said that there were bears in the area that broke down branches to get beech nuts. In 1879, the province officially incorporated the County of Antigonish as a municipality. In 2001, the Town of Antigonish applied to annex 1,600 hectares from the surrounding county so it could expand. The Municipality responded that the annexation would hurt its tax base so it instead applied for a total merger, or

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. The issue was sent to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, and in 2005 it was decided that amalgamation of the Town and Municipality would better serve both parties. The board also ordered a plebiscite, promising to consider the results when making a final decision. The results were mixed, with 84% of Municipality residents voting yes to amalgamation and 74% of Town residents voting no. Voter turn-out was 45%. The board ultimately rejected the proposal for amalgamation, citing lack of public support.

Demographics

As a

in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Antigonish County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Forming the majority of the Antigonish County census division, the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, including its Subdivisions A and B, had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend Mother tongue language (2011) Ethnic Groups (2006)2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Antigonish County, Nova Scotia
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Census subdivisions

* Antigonish Subdivision A * Antigonish Subdivision B

Major highways

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits: *Highways ** *Trunk Routes ** ** ** *Collector Routes: ** ** ** ** *External Routes: **None

Protected areas

*Arisaig Provincial Park *Antigonish Landing *Bayfield Provincial Park *Beaver Mountain Provincial Park *Eigg Mountain-James River Wilderness Area *Pomquet Beach Provincial Park

Notable residents

* Donald Chisholm, stockcar driver *

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, stage, film and TV actor *

Moses Coady Moses Michael Coady (3 January 1882 – 28 July 1959) was a Roman Catholic priest, adult educator and co-operative entrepreneur best known for his instrumental role in the Antigonish Movement. Credited with introducing "an entirely new organizati ...

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, adult educator, and leader of the

Antigonish Movement The Antigonish Movement blended adult education, co-operatives, microfinance and rural community development to help small, resource-based communities around Canada's Maritimes to improve their economic and social circumstances. A group of pri ...

Eric Gillis Eric Gillis (born March 8, 1980) is a Canadian athlete. He was born and raised in the community of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He resides in Antigonish, Nova Scotia as the head coach of the St. Francis Xavier University cross country and track teams. ...

, 2008, 2012 Olympian (athletics-10,000m, marathon) *

Max Haines Max Haines (January 4, 1931 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian true crime newspaper columnist and author, widely syndicated internationally. Max Haines was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to Jewish parents, Alexander and Augusta (Rich) Haine ...

, crime writer, columnist for the ''

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'' * Allan The Ridge MacDonald (1794-1868), local pioneer, and poet in

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. * Craig MacDonald, former professional hockey player *

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, Olympic Athlete * John MacLean (d.1848), local pioneer, poet and '' Seanchaidh''. A highly important figure in both

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and in that of

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* Ryan MacGrath, musician and painter *

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, Vice President

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* Paul MacLean, assistant coach of the

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, television journalist, former co-host of '' CBC News: Sunday'' and '' CBC News: Sunday Night'' *

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, stage, film and TV actor *

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, Olympic runner *

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, Olympic heavyweight boxer * Archbishop James Morrison, Catholic Bishop 1912 *

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, poet *

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The Trews The Trews are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, consisting of vocalist Colin MacDonald, guitarist John-Angus MacDonald, bassist Jack Syperek, and drummer Chris Gormley. The band is currently based in Hamilton, Ontario. From thei ...

, a rock band

References

External links

Antigonish County
{{Subdivisions of Nova Scotia Antigonish County, Nova Scotia 1785 establishments in Nova Scotia

History

Demographics

Census subdivisions

Major highways

Protected areas

Notable residents

See also

References

External links