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
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. It is located on the
Cornwallis River
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.
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
Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia
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