Region of Queens Municipality


The Region of Queens Municipality is a Canadian regional municipality in southwestern Nova Scotia. It is the northern gateway of the UNESCO Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve, a centre of outdoor activities. Campgrounds at Kejimukujik National Park and National Historic Site, Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park, and several other locations offer hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Its seacoast and inland areas are popular photo locations.

Geography

The municipality's boundary includes all of Queens County except for First Nations reserves.
The municipality is 2,760 km2 in size, with a diverse geography. Some of its communities are on the Atlantic Ocean's shoreline, while others are further inland; these differences can lead to localized weather patterns. Overall, the municipality's proximity to the ocean provides a temperate climate with mild winters, comfortable summers and a long autumn season.

History

The Region of Queens Municipality was formed in 1996 through an amalgamation of the town of Liverpool, Nova Scotia and the Municipality of the County of Queens. Its other communities are:
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality had a population of 10,307 living in 4,742 of its 6,586 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 10,917. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
CensusPopulationChange
201610,3075.6%
201110,9172.3%
200611,1774.2%
Adjustment11,6650.2%
200111,6945.6%
199612,3864.0%
199112,903N/A

LanguagePopulationPct
English only10,53097.73%
French only800.74%
Non-official languages1451.34%
Multiple responses200.18%

Ethnic OriginPopulationPct
Canadian5,24547.6%
German3,11028.2%
English3,00527.3%
Scottish2,22520.2%
Irish1,74015.8%
French1,20510.9%
Dutch 9108.3%
North American Indian8407.6%

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary: