Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

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Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Location of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia in Nova Scotia.
Location of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia in Nova Scotia.
County Statistics
Area 4271.23 km²
Population 32,605 *
Population_Density 7.6/km²*
Average_Earnings $33,210 +
Government
Warden/Mayor Keith Hunter
Governing Body Cumberland County Municipal Council
Incorporated Towns & Municipalities
Amherst (town), Oxford (town), Parrsboro (town), Springhill (town)
Other Information
Website http://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca
Adjacent Counties
NORTH
none
WEST EAST
none Colchester
SOUTH
Kings
Footnotes
* According to StatCan Census Year 2001
+ Average Household Income
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Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beausejour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at Culloden in 1746 and Commander in Chief of the British forces. The old Mi'kmaq name for the area was "Kwesomalegek" meaning "hardwood point".

Cumberland County was founded on August 17, 1759. When the Township of Parrsboro was divided in 1840, one part was annexed to Cumberland County and the other part annexed to Colchester.

The dividing line between Cumberland and Colchester was established in 1840. In 1897, a portion of the boundary line between the Counties of Colchester and Cumberland was fixed and defined.

Four towns are located in Cumberland County: Amherst (pop. 9 470), Springhill (pop. 4 091), Parrsboro (pop. 1 529), and Oxford (pop. 1 332).

  • Advocate Harbour
  • Amherst Point
  • Apple River
  • Athol
  • Barronsfield
  • Chapman Settlement
  • Chignecto
  • Collingwood Corner
  • Conn Mills
  • Diligent River
  • East Apple River
  • East Mapleton
  • Farmington
  • Fenwick
  • Fort Lawrence
  • Fox Harbour
  • Fox River
  • Fraserville
  • Greenville Station
  • Gulf Shore
  • Halfway River
  • Hansford
  • Harrison Settlement
  • Hastings
  • Head of Amherst
  • Jackson
  • Joggins
  • Kirkhill
  • Kolbec
  • Lakelands
  • Linden
  • Little River
  • Lorneville
  • Maccan
  • Malagash
  • Mansfield
  • Mapleton
  • Minudie
  • Moose River
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Nappan
  • New Canaan
  • New Salem
  • New Yarmouth
  • Northport
  • North Shore
  • Oxford Junction
  • Port Greville
  • Port Howe
  • Port Philip
  • Pugwash
  • Pugwash Junction
  • River Hebert
  • River Philip
  • Rose
  • Salem
  • Sand River
  • Shinimicas Bridge
  • Shulie
  • Southampton
  • South Brook
  • South Victoria
  • Spencers Island
  • Springhill Junction
  • Stonehouse
  • Streets Ridge
  • Thompson Station
  • Tidnish
  • Tidnish Bridge
  • Truemanville
  • Wallace
  • Wallace Ridge
  • Wallace Station
  • Ward's Brook
  • Wentworth
  • Wentworth Centre
  • Wentworth Station
  • West Brook
  • Westchester Station
  • West Leicester
  • Williamsdale
  • Wyvern

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