Lunenburg County (Nova Scotia)

Lunenburg County (Nova Scotia)
Lage des Countys in Nova Scotia

Lunenburg County ist ein County an der Südküste der ostkanadischen Provinz Nova Scotia. Es umfasst 2907,93 km² und hatte 2006 47.150 Einwohner; die Bevölkerungsdichte betrug somit 16 Einwohner/km². Das an der zerklüfteten Atlantikküste gelegene County wird vom Nova Scotia Highway 103 durchquert.

Geschichte

Mit der Einführung der ersten fünf Countys in Nova Scotia am 17. August 1759 entstand auch Lunenburg County, das nach König Georg II. von Großbritannien benannt wurde, der auch Herzog von Braunschweig und Lüneburg war. 1762 wurde daraus Queens County sowie 1781 Shelburne County und Sydney County abgespalten. Die Grenzen der so entstandenen neun Countys in Nova Scotia wurden 1784 offiziell festgelegt.

Gemeinden

Lunenburg County umfasst neben drei Towns zwei Municipal Districts, in denen viele nicht eigenständige Incorparated Villages liegen. Zudem gibt es drei Indianerreservate der Mi'kmaq. Die Zahl in Klammern gibt die Einwohnerzahl nach dem Canada Census 2006 an.

Towns

  1. Bridgewater (7944)
  2. Lunenburg (2317)
  3. Mahone Bay (904)

Municipal Districts

  1. Chester (10.741)
  2. Lunenburg (25.164)

Indianerreservate

  1. Gold River 21 (65)
  2. New Ross 20 (15)
  3. Pennal 19 (0)

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