New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

"New Glasgow" redirects here. For other uses, see New Glasgow (disambiguation).

New Glasgow
Am Baile Beag[1] (Scottish Gaelic)
Town
The George Street Bridge joins the two halves of New Glasgow separated by the East River
The George Street Bridge joins the two halves of New Glasgow separated by the East River
Coat of arms of New Glasgow
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
"NG"[2]
Motto: 
Let New Glasgow Flourish[3]
New Glasgow is located in Nova Scotia
New Glasgow
New Glasgow
Location of New Glasgow in
Coordinates: 45°35′33″N 62°38′44″W / 45.59256°N 62.645458°W / 45.59256; -62.645458 (New Glasgow, Nova Scotia)
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
CountyPictou
Founded1776
Incorporated              May 6, 1875
Government
 • TypeNew Glasgow Council
 • MayorNancy Dicks
 • MLAPat Dunn (PC)
 • MPSean Fraser (L)
Area
 (2016)[4]
 • Land9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
 • Urban
39.52 km2 (15.26 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,066.66 km2 (797.94 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Town9,075
 • Density911.6/km2 (2,361/sq mi)
 • Urban
20,609
 • Urban density521.5/km2 (1,351/sq mi)
 • Metro
35,809
 • Metro density17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Change 2011–16
Decrease5.1%
 • Census Ranking
445 of 5,162
DemonymNew Glaswegian[5]
Time zoneUTC– 04:00 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC– 03:00 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
B2H
Area code
  • 301 331 419 507 513 600 601 616 695 752 753 754 755 759 771 921 928 931 934 952 967
Dwellings4,343
Median Income*$39,979 CDN
Websitewww.newglasgow.ca
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.

The town's population was 9,075 in the 2016 census. New Glasgow is at the centre of the province's fourth largest urban area; the population of the New Glasgow census agglomeration in the 2016 census was 34,487. The New Glasgow census agglomeration includes the smaller adjacent towns of Stellarton, Westville, and Trenton as well as adjacent rural areas of the county.[6]

  1. ^ https://faclair.com/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ "SaltWire".
  3. ^ "Town of New Glasgow". Newglasgow.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "About Us – Town of New Glasgow". Newglasgow.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  6. ^ ""New Glasgow" Census subdivisions". Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-03-15.