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304912
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40,513
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133
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$41,447
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not applicable
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not applicable
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Windsor (town), East Hants (municipal district), West Hants (municipal district)
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none
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2001
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Colchester
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Colchester, Halifax
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Lunenburg, Kings
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Halifax
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is a
County in the
Canadian Province of
Nova Scotia .
The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport. Originally getting its name from the County of
Southamptonshire in England, now known as
Hampshire , and abbreviated to Hants, the County was established out of part of what had been
Kings County . The words of the minutes of the Council of Nova Scotia for June 17, 1781 make it clear that the distance from
Horton (the County town of Kings County) and the inconvenience of crossing the Avon River to transact county business were factors which led to a separate county being formed.
Four and a half years later its boundaries were more precisely defined and set forth by the Governor and Council in 1785. The boundary lines of Hants were duly surveyed and confirmed by the Lieutenant Governor 1828.
Subsequently in 1861, Hants County was divided into two Districts called
East Hants and
West Hants .
Outside link:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hantscounty
