Truro
Gaelic: Trùru Mi'kmaq: Wagobagitik | |
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Town | |
 The bay of the Minas Basin in Truro | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Hub of Nova Scotia | |
| Motto(s): Begun In Faith, Continued In Determination | |
  Truro Location within Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′53″N 63°16′48″W / 45.36472°N 63.28000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Colchester |
| Founded | 1759 |
| Incorporated | May 6, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Truro Town Council |
| • Mayor | W.R. (Bill) Mills |
| • MLA | Dave Ritcey (PC) |
| • MP | Stephen Ellis (C) |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 37.52 km2 (14.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,954 |
| • Density | 345.3/km2 (894/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT |
| Postal code span | B2N |
| Area code | 902 & 782 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 902-305, 843, 890, 893, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 956, 957, 986 |
| Highways |  Hwy 104 (TCH) Hwy 102 Trunk 2 Trunk 4 Route 236 Route 311 |
| Median household income (2005) | $37,056 |
| Total private dwellings | 6,574 |
| NTS Map | 11E6 Truro |
| GNBC Code | CBMKT[2] |
| Website | truro.ca |
Truro (Mi'kmaq: Wagobagitik; Scottish Gaelic: Trùru) is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay.
- ^ 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. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Truro". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.