Queens County, Nova Scotia

Queens County, Nova Scotia
County
Coordinates: 44°12′N 65°00′W / 44.2°N 65.0°W / 44.2; -65.0Coordinates: 44°12′N 65°00′W / 44.2°N 65.0°W / 44.2; -65.0
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
Municipality Region of Queens Municipality
Established July 21, 1762
Electoral Districts
Federal
South Shore—St. Margaret's
Provincial Queens
Area
 • Total 2,398.63 km2 (926.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,960
 • Density 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 902
Median Earnings* $39,972
Website regionofqueens.com
  • Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households)


Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia

Queens County (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd na Banrìghinn) is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

History

Liverpool, the county seat of Queens County, was founded in 1759 by the New England Planters. Founded for the most part by New England settlers, Liverpool maintained strong ties with the American colonies until the sudden outbreak of the American Revolution.

On July 21, 1762 the Lieutenant Governor and Council of Nova Scotia declared that "the Townships of Liverpool, Barrington and Yarmouth together with the intermediate lands should be erected into a county by the name of Queens County". Parts of the new county were taken from Lunenburg County, which now lies to the northeast.

In 1784, Shelburne County was formed in part from southwestern portions of Queens County. The new county boundaries were established by an Order-in-Council dated December 16, 1785.

Queens County contains substantial portions of Kejimkujik National Park, including the main body of the park inland north of Caledonia and the Seaside Adjunct near Port Joli and Port Mouton.

In 1996, the county's municipal government merged with the town of Liverpool to form the Region of Queens Municipality, thus the county is contiguous with the boundaries of the regional municipality, minus First Nations reserves.

Demographics

Population trend[1][2]
Census Population Change (%)
2011 10,960 Decrease2.2%
2006 11,212 Decrease4.4%
2001 11,723 Decrease5.6%
1996 12,417 Decrease4.1%
1991 12,923 Decrease1.6%
1986 13,125 Decrease0.0%
1981 13,126 N/A
1941 12,028
1931 10,612
1921 9,944
1911 10,106
1901 10,226
1891 10,610
1881 10,577
1871 10,554 N/A
Mother tongue language (2011)[3]
Language Population Pct (%)
English only 10,570 97.69%
French only 80 0.74%
Non-official languages 150 1.39%
Multiple responses 20 0.18%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[4]

Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%)
Canadian 5,255 47.6%
German 3,110 28.1%
English 3,010 27.2%
Scottish 2,225 20.1%
Irish 1,740 15.7%
French 1,205 10.9%
Dutch (Netherlands) 915 8.3%
North American Indian 870 7.9%

Communities

For a list of communities in Queens County, see List of communities.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Censuses 1871-1941
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011 census
  4. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Queens County, Nova Scotia
 Digby County Annapolis County
Yarmouth County Lunenburg County
   Queens County  
Shelburne County Atlantic Ocean
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.