Halifax County, Administrative division in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Halifax County spans 5,477 square kilometers along the Atlantic coast, encompassing urban centers, rural communities, and natural landscapes bordering the ocean.
The county was established in 1759, named after George Montagu-Dunk, and initially included all of peninsular Nova Scotia except for four other counties.
The territory maintains strong connections to Mi'kmaq heritage, with Indigenous communities contributing to the regional identity through traditions and governance.
The county merged into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996, centralizing services for 440,072 residents across 190,650 private dwellings.
The region contains six major highways connecting communities, with median household incomes reaching 81,000 Canadian dollars according to 2021 data.
Location: Nova Scotia
Inception: 1759
Website: http://halifax.ca
GPS coordinates: 44.90000,-63.10000
Latest update: March 3, 2025 10:22
Dartmouth
45.1 km
CFB Shearwater
43.2 km
Dartmouth Refinery
44.5 km
Shubie Park
42.4 km
Taylor Head Beach
41.1 km
Attack at Jeddore
17.6 km
École du Carrefour
40.5 km
Caledonia Junior High School
41.5 km
Waverley–Salmon River Long Lake Wilderness Area
27.3 km
Memory Lane
19.1 km
Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum
34.3 km
Shubie Off-Leash Dog Park
42.3 km
Acadien House Museum
25 km
Taylor Head Provincial Park
43.3 km
Laurie Provincial Park
39.6 km
Joseph Howe Austen House
44.6 km
James Simmonds House
44.5 km
Shubenacadie Canal and Waterway Provincial Park
42.2 km
James Austin House
44.3 km
Robert Innes House
44.7 km
Wesley Forbes House
44.6 km
Henry Elliot House
45 km
Porters Lake Provincial Park
28.5 km
James Orman House
45.1 km
Greenvale School
44.8 km
Charles A. Robson House
45 km
Fisherman's Life Museum
15.2 km
Thurso House
44.3 kmReviews
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