East Hants, Nova Scotia

East Hants is a municipal district in Hants County, Nova Scotia.

With its administrative seat in Milford Station, the district occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the West Hants municipal district. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census:
*Population: 20,821
*% Change (1996-2001): 5.3
*Dwellings: 8,176
*Area (km².): 1,788.04
*Density (persons per km².): 11.6

Communities

Villages include:
* Admiral Rock
* Belnan
* Burntcoat Head
* Centre Rawdon
* Clarksville
* Densmore Mills
* East Gore
* East Uniacke
* Elmsdale
* Enfield
* Five Mile River
* Georgefield
* Gore
* Gormanville
* Greenfield
* Hardwood Lands
* Hillsvale
* Indian Brook
* Kennetcook
* Lakelands
* Lantz
* Latties Brook
* Maitland
* Maple Grove
* McPhee's Corner
* Milford Station
* Moose Brook
* Mount Uniacke
* Nine Mile River
* Noel
* Noel Road
* Noel Shore
* North Noel Road
* Northfield
* Rawdon Gold Mines
* Renfrew
* Riverside Corner
* Roulston Corner
* Selma
* Shubenacadie
* South Maitland
* South Rawdon
* Stanley
* Tennecape
* Upper Kennetcook
* Upper Rawdon
* Urbania
* Walton
* West Gore
* White Settlement

Education

* Hants East Rural High School is located in Milford Station
* Hants North Rural High School is located in Kennetcook

References

[http://www.easthants.ca/ The Municipality of East Hants]

	North: "Minas Basin"
West: West Hants	East Hants "East Hants completely surrounds Indian Brook"	East: Colchester County
	South: Halifax Regional Municipality