Milton is a village located immediately north of
Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore (Nova Scotia), South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality, which is the local governmen ...
in the
Region of Queens Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
. The village is most well known for being the birthplace of the international best selling author
Margaret Marshall Saunders. Her most famous book was
Beautiful Joe. In 1994, the Beautiful Joe Heritage Society was formed to celebrate the life and story of ''Beautiful Joe'' and the achievements of Margaret Marshall Saunders. The book is set in
Meaford, Ontario, where the society has established a park dedicated to Beautiful Joe named Beautiful Joe Park.
As of 2021, the population was 999. The
Mersey River, paralleled by
Trunk 8, passes directly through Milton.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Milton had a population of 999 living in 467 of its 504 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 999. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Notable residents
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Darrell Dexter
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Gene Ford
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Sam Gloade
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Margaret Marshall Saunders
References
Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia
Communities in the Region of Queens Municipality
Designated places in Nova Scotia
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