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38:
126:
144:
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1046:
1021:
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971:
946:
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896:
871:
846:
821:
796:
771:
746:
721:
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671:
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Currently, Mainland
Halifax enjoys increased cultural, demographic, and economic growth from its great location. It hosts busy communities that make this a fantastic area within the
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For thousands of years, and currently, Mainland
Halifax has been, is, and will be on the unceded ancestral lands of the
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and is coterminous with the former City itself. However, the new community was divided into two subsections;
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The area's population density increased by 248 people per km, from approximately 1,704 people per km in
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471:. The area of Mainland Halifax has a landmass of 4,301.2 hectares (43.012 km).
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began to colonize the area, and sometime between 1841-and-1842, Halifax was granted
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was 83,972 people, an increase of 10,662 people (over 14.5%) from 73,310 people in
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status. Between 1841 and 1842—and—1969, Halifax expanded to become the entire
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382:, and they were located in what would become the area of Mainland Halifax;
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is the remaining portion of the community of
Halifax, without the
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131:
305:
368:
1950:
378:In 1969, Halifax annexed several communities from
363:On 21 June 1749, the Town of Halifax was founded.
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459:Mainland Halifax is portioned into two sections,
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1936:
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1654:Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management
1291:. Government of the Municipality of Halifax
1265:. Government of the Municipality of Halifax
1239:. Government of the Municipality of Halifax
1213:. Government of the Municipality of Halifax
1187:. Government of the Municipality of Halifax
1161:. Government of the Municipality of Halifax
76:Location of Mainland Halifax in Nova Scotia
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1929:
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612:to approximately 1,952 people per km in
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1604:(Akerley, IT & Waterfront campuses)
589:and extends several kilometres inland.
274:43.012 km (16.607 sq mi)
2022:
1106:
1924:
1571:Halifax Regional Centre For Education
1310:
1093:Mainland Halifax historic population
642:Population Density (people per km) (
597:Mainland Halifax's population as of
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1576:Conseil scolaire acadien provincial
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2030:Geography of Halifax, Nova Scotia
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42:Location of Mainland Halifax in
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1597:Mount Saint Vincent University
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1225:
1199:
1173:
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475:Communities and neighbourhoods
174:Communities and neighbourhoods
1:
1885:Category:Halifax, Nova Scotia
1602:Nova Scotia Community College
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576:
430:Halifax Regional Municipality
160:Halifax Regional Municipality
44:Halifax Regional Municipality
1623:University of King's College
454:
23:Place in Nova Scotia, Canada
7:
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1259:"Census 2021 Census Tracts"
1233:"Census 2016 Census Tracts"
1207:"Census 2021 Census Tracts"
1181:"Census 2016 Census Tracts"
1155:"Census 2021 Census Tracts"
295:1,952/km (5,060/sq mi)
10:
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1639:Cambridge Military Library
581:The area lies west of the
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1644:Halifax Public Libraries
1632:Libraries & archives
1466:Buildings and structures
16:Not to be confused with
1909:WikiProject:Nova Scotia
1795:Other major communities
1613:Saint Mary's University
469:St. Margaret's Bay Road
104:44.629417°N 63.605417°W
1951:Neighbourhoods of the
1618:Université Sainte-Anne
649:Population Change (%)
1668:Major neighbourhoods
1413:Services and agencies
409:On 1 April 1996, The
334:Places in Nova Scotia
109:44.629417; -63.605417
1831:Musquodoboit Harbour
1649:Halifax Tool Library
1592:Dalhousie University
1454:Articles of interest
1338:Halifax, Nova Scotia
434:Community of Halifax
292: • Density
18:Mainland Nova Scotia
1826:Middle Musquodoboit
1094:
100: /
1861:Upper Musquodoboit
1710:Downtown Dartmouth
1430:Fire and Emergency
1359:Community Councils
1092:
442:Peninsular Halifax
428:, and created the
284: • Total
2017:
2016:
1918:
1917:
1736:Halifax Peninsula
1678:Bedford-Sackville
1670:& communities
1662:
1661:
1564:Primary/secondary
1516:Harbour Solutions
1511:Halifax Explosion
1138:
1137:
1090:
1089:
506:Clayton Park West
419:County of Halifax
411:City of Dartmouth
373:Halifax Peninsula
346:Halifax Peninsula
339:
338:
271: • Land
260:Municipal council
256: • Type
200:Clayton Park West
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1953:Mainland Halifax
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1922:
1921:
1907:
1906:
1895:
1883:
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1763:Mainland Halifax
1742:Downtown Halifax
1608:NSCAD University
1561:
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1354:Regional Council
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773:
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673:
672:
619:
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521:Sherwood Heights
438:Mainland Halifax
342:Mainland Halifax
236:Sherwood Heights
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128:
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70:Mainland Halifax
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30:Mainland Halifax
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2013:
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1949:
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1866:Upper Tantallon
1806:Eastern Passage
1693:Lower Sackville
1669:
1658:
1627:
1580:
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1506:Halifax Harbour
1449:
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625:Land area (km)
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423:Town of Bedford
415:City of Halifax
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1585:Post-secondary
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1369:List of Mayors
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1172:
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563:Purcell's Cove
560:
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545:
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532:Mainland South
530:
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513:
508:
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498:
493:
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480:Mainland North
478:
476:
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465:Mainland South
461:Mainland North
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400:Purcell's Cove
380:Halifax County
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1897:Portal:Canada
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1877:
1876:
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1851:Sheet Harbour
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1836:North Preston
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1404:2024 election
1402:
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1399:2020 election
1397:
1395:
1394:2016 election
1392:
1390:
1389:2012 election
1387:
1385:
1384:2008 election
1382:
1380:
1379:2004 election
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1289:HRM Open Data
1286:
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1254:
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1237:HRM Open Data
1234:
1228:
1212:
1211:HRM Open Data
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1202:
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1185:HRM Open Data
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1159:HRM Open Data
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1150:
1146:
1133:
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1128:
1125:
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1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1111:
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1100:
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1096:
1086:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
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1063:
1061:
1058:
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1043:
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1034:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1018:
1015:
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1009:
1006:
1003:
1002:
993:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
977:
968:
965:
962:
959:
956:
953:
952:
943:
940:
937:
934:
931:
928:
927:
918:
915:
912:
909:
906:
903:
902:
893:
890:
887:
884:
881:
878:
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865:
862:
859:
856:
853:
852:
843:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
827:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
803:
802:
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
778:
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762:
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756:
753:
752:
743:
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737:
734:
731:
728:
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718:
715:
712:
709:
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703:
702:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
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645:
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622:Census Tract
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617:
615:
611:
606:
604:
600:
590:
588:
587:Northwest Arm
584:
583:Bedford Basin
572:Williams Lake
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
558:Melville Cove
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
535:
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524:
522:
519:
517:
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