Mulgrave, Nova Scotia

Mulgrave (Hometown of (Josh "Nigga-J" Keeping)
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Seal
Nickname(s): Deep Water Port
Motto: "Come be a part of our family"
Mulgrave (Hometown of (Josh "Nigga-J" Keeping) Location of Mulgrave, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°36′48″N 61°23′30″W / 45.61333°N 61.39167°W / 45.61333; -61.39167
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Guysborough County
Founded	1800
Incorporated	December 1, 1923
Government
– Mayor	Marney Simmons
– Governing Body	Mulgrave Town Council
– MLA	Jim Boudreau (NDP)
– MP	Rodger Cuzner (L)
Area
– Total	17.81 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population (2006)
– Total	879
– Density	49.4/km2 (127.9/sq mi)
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
Postal code	B0E 2G0
Area code(s)	902
Telephone Exchange	747
Median Earnings*	$40,339
NTS Map	011F11
GNBC Code	CBAQK
Website	http://townofmulgrave.ca
*Median household income, 2005 ($) (all households)

Coordinates: 45°36′48″N 61°23′30″W / 45.61333°N 61.39167°W / 45.61333; -61.39167 (Mulgrave Nova Scotia) Mulgrave is a small town on the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada; immediately across from the town of Port Hawkesbury. As of 2006 the population was 879.

The town was first settled in 1800 by British Loyalists and known as McNair's Cove. The current name was adopted in 1859, and Mulgrave was incorporated in 1923.

From the 1890s until 1955, a railway line ran from Linwood to Mulgrave, from where a ferry service operated to Point Tupper.

References

External links

• Town of Mulgrave
• A picture gallery of Mulgrave
• Mulgrave Marine Industrial Park
• Archive photograph of Mulgrave railway station