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Fairmount, Nova Scotia is a
neighbourhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
of Halifax,
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History

From 1847 until 1868, Fairmount was home to a zoo. It was operated by Andrew Downs, and was approximately in size, but closed in 1868. In 1896, the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth used the land for Mount Olivet Cemetery (Halifax), a Roman Catholic cemetery. The cemetery contains the graves of some victims of the Titanic disaster, and some of the victims of the
Halifax Explosion On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship collided with the Norwegian vessel in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ''Mont-Blanc'', laden with Explosive material, high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastat ...
.


Geography

The neighbourhood of Fairmount is encompassed to its north, south, and west by Armdale, and the West End to its east. Fairmount has a landmass of 85 hectares (0.85 km2).


Demographics

Although an established neighbourhood of Halifax, Fairmount does not have demographic estimates.


Transportation

Fairmount has one transit route that travels through its boundaries; Route 26 (''Springvale''). Although there is only one transit route that serves the neighbourhood, Route 26 (''Springvale'') connects to the Mumford Terminal--which the transit-user can use to get other communities and terminals throughout the urban area of Halifax.


References


HRM Neighbourhood Map
Communities in Halifax, Nova Scotia {{HalifaxNS-geo-stub