Cambridge, Kings County, Nova Scotia

Cambridge
(Cambridge Station)
Village
Cambridge is located in Nova Scotia
Cambridge
Cambridge
Location of Cambridge in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°03′N 64°38′W / 45.050°N 64.633°W / 45.050; -64.633
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
CountyKings
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2021[1])
 • Total703
 • Change (2016-2021)
Decrease−18.9%

Cambridge is a community on the Cornwallis River in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, located 12 kilometres west of Kentville. It is administratively part of the village of Cornwallis Square. According to one source, the community was named after Cambridge, England.[2] while another holds it was named for Cambridge, Massachusetts.[3]

  1. ^ "Nova Sotia Community Counts: Cambridge". Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  2. ^ C. Bruce Fergusson, "Cambridge, Kings County", Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia (1967), p. 98
  3. ^ Hamilton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada (illustrated, reprint ed.). University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802075703. Retrieved 31 August 2017.