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Windsor | |
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Community | |
Nickname: Birthplace of Hockey | |
Motto(s): | |
Coordinates: 44°58′49″N 64°7′45″W / 44.98028°N 64.12917°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
Municipality | West Hants Regional Municipality |
Founded | 1685 |
Incorporated | April 4, 1878 |
Amalgamated | April 1, 2020 |
Government | |
• MLA | Melissa Sheehy-Richard (PC) |
• MP | Kody Blois (L) |
Area (2016)[1] | |
• Community | 9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
• Urban | 10.50 km2 (4.05 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Community | 3,425 |
• Density | 400.6/km2 (1,038/sq mi) |
• Urban | 5,248 |
• Urban density | 500/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Postal code | B0N 2T0 |
Area code | 902 |
Telephone Exchanges | 306 321 472 790 791 792 798 799 |
Median Earnings* | $24,502 |
NTS Map | 21A16 Windsor |
GNBC Code | CBPAK |
Website | windsor.ns.ca |
*Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households) |
Windsor is a community located in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a service centre for the western part of the county and is situated on Highway 101.
The community has a history dating back to its use by the Mi'kmaq Nation for several millennia prior to European colonization. When the Acadians lived in the area, the town was raided by New England forces in 1704. The area was central to both Father Le Loutre's War and the Expulsion of the Acadians during the Bay of Fundy Campaign in 1755. The town promotes itself as the birthplace of ice hockey and was the home of Canada's first internationally best-selling author, Thomas Chandler Haliburton.
On April 1, 2020, the Town of Windsor amalgamated with the District of West Hants to become the West Hants Regional Municipality.[3]