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11,723
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$32,585
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John G Leefe
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Council of the Region of Queens Municipality
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Region Of Queens Municipality
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http://wwwregionofqueenscom/
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2001
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Annapolis, Digby
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Lunenburg
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Shelburne, Yarmouth
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is a
County in the
Canadian Province of
Nova Scotia .
Liverpool , the county seat of Queens County, was founded in 1759 by
New England Planters . Founded for the most part by New England settlers, Liverpool maintained strong ties with the American colonies until the 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.
The county has the same boundaries as the
Region Of Queens Municipality , minus
First Nations reserves.
In addition to Liverpool, communities in Queens County include:
