Upper Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia

Upper Hammonds Plains (2011 population: 1,840) is a Canadian suburban community located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.

The community is situated along Pockwock Road and is considered one of the most historic communities for Black Nova Scotians. There were 330 residents who identified themselves as having black ancestry in the 2006 census.[1] The community is named after the Governor of Nova Scotia Sir Andrew Hamond, 1st Baronet.

Its border is defined by the Government of Nova Scotia and it is adjacent to Hammonds Plains in the east and south, Upper Tantallon in the south, Head of St. Margarets Bay and Mount Uniacke in the west, and Mount Uniacke and Upper Sackville in the north.[2]

  1. ^ "Halifax Community Profile". Upper Hammonds Plains. Racism, Violence & Health Project, Faculty of Social Work, Dalhousie University. Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. ^ "NSCAF Civic Address Finder". Department of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)