East Hants
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| Municipality of the District of East Hants | |
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| Motto:
Home of The World's Highest Recorded Tides
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Location of District of the Municipality of East Hants
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| Coordinates: 45°03′N 63°45′W / 45.05°N 63.75°W / 45.05; -63.75 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Hants |
| Incorporated | April 14, 1879 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Kings—Hants |
| Provincial | Hants East |
| Government | |
| • Type | East Hants Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Seat | Elmsdale |
| • Warden | Eleanor Roulston |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,786.56 km2 (689.79 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 22,453 |
| • Change 2011-16 |  1.5% |
| • Census ranking | 185 of 4,870 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 8,753 |
| Median Income* | $56,591 CDN |
| Website | Official website |
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East Hants, officially named the Municipality of the District of East Hants, is a district municipalityinHants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
With its administrative seat in Elmsdale, the district municipality occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the West Hants Regional Municipality. It was made in 1861 from the former townships of Uniacke, Rawdon, Douglas, Walton, Shubenacadie and Maitland. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of East Hants had a population of 22,892 living in 9,387 of its 10,046 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 22,453. With a land area of 1,786.53 km2 (689.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.8/km2 (33.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
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The Public Works division operates two water utility distribution sites and three sewage collection and treatment systems for communities in the serviced areas adjacent to Highway 102 and along the Shubenacadie River. The division also operates an engineered spring which draws additional water from Grand Lake to the Shubenacadie River during low water level events.
Drinking water is distributed across 71.0 kilometers of main distribution lines. Wastewater is distributed through 80.5 kilometers of wastewater collection mains. Please visit the Public Works section for more detailed information.
The Environmental Services division works closely with Public Works. This division monitors and reviews data to ensure compliance of operating approvals. Environmental Services also runs a watershed protection program that focuses on building awareness of watershed issues that impact watersheds of interest to the municipality.[5]
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45°3′N 63°45′W / 45.050°N 63.750°W / 45.050; -63.750
