Antigonish County | |
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County Municipality | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′N 61°54′W / 45.6°N 61.9°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Municipalities | Municipality of the County of Antigonish |
| Incorporated | 1879 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Central Nova Cape Breton—Canso |
| Provincial | Antigonish |
| Government | |
| • Type | Antigonish County Municipal Council |
| • Warden | Owen McCarron |
| • MLA | Michelle Thompson (Conservative) |
| • MP (Central Nova) | Sean Fraser (L)[1] |
| • MP (Cape Breton—Canso) | Mike Kelloway (L)[2] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,457.81 km2 (562.86 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,301 |
| • Density | 13.2/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 |  1.5% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 9,842 |
| Median Earnings* | $49,581 |
| NTS Map | 011F12 |
| GNBC Code | CBUCC |
| Website | www |
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The Municipality of the County of Antigonish is a county municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to the eponymous historical county, except for the Town of Antigonish, and two reserves: Pomquet and Afton 23, and Summerside 38. In the Canada 2016 Census the county had a population of 19,301, a change of -1.5% from its 2011 population of 19,589.
The municipality provides public works services such as rubbish collection, road works, fresh water, and wastewater.[5]
- ^ "Sean Fraser". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Rodger Cuzner". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ a b "2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Antigonish County, Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada[permanent dead link] Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data
- ^ "Public Works". Municipality of the County of Antigonish. Retrieved 3 August 2021.