East Hants, officially named the Municipality of the District of East Hants, is a

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in Hants County,

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, Canada.

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classifies the district municipality as a

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. With its administrative seat in Elmsdale, the district municipality occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the

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. It was made in 1861 from the former townships of Uniacke, Rawdon, Douglas, Walton, Shubenacadie and Maitland. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

, the Municipality of the District of East Hants 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.

Public works

The Public Works division operates two water utility distribution sites and three sewage collection and treatment systems for communities in the serviced areas adjacent to Highway 102 and along the Shubenacadie River. The division also operates an engineered spring which draws additional water from Grand Lake to the Shubenacadie River during low water level events. Drinking water is distributed across 71.0 kilometers of main distribution lines. Wastewater is distributed through 80.5 kilometers of wastewater collection mains. The Environmental Services division works closely with Public Works. This division monitors and reviews data to ensure compliance of operating approvals. Environmental Services also runs a watershed protection program that focuses on building awareness of watershed issues that impact watersheds of interest to the municipality.

Notable people

* Hip hop artist

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is from Mount Uniacke, East Hants. Born Richard Terfry, he is also a radio host on

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. * Luke Boyd, international recording artist better known as

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, was born in Enfield, East Hants.

Education

* Riverside Educational Centre middle school is located in Milford Station * Elmsdale District School is located in Elmsdale * Kennetcook District Elementary is located in Kennetcook * Uniacke District School is located in Mount Uniacke *

Hants East Rural High School Hants East Rural High (HERH) is a Canadian high school located in Milford, Nova Scotia. The school was opened in 1957 and is administratively part of the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board. One of its feeder schools is Riverside Education ...

is located in Milford Station * Hants North Rural High School is located in Kennetcook * Cobequid District School is located in Noel * Rawdon District School is located in Rawdon

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