Lunenburg County (Nova Scotia)

Lunenburg County is a county on the southern coast of the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It covers 2909.9 km ² and in 2006 had 47 313 inhabitants; The population density was thus 16.3 inhabitants / km ². Situated on the rugged Atlantic coast of County is traversed by the Nova Scotia Highway 103.

History

With the introduction of the first five counties in Nova Scotia on August 17, 1759 also Lunenburg County, which was named after King George II of Great Britain, who was also the Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg emerged. In 1762 it became Queens County and Shelburne County in 1781 and Sydney County split off. The boundaries of the resulting nine counties in Nova Scotia in 1784 were officially laid down.

Communities

Lunenburg County includes three next two Towns Municipal Districts, where many are not alone Incorporated Villages. There are also two Indian reservations of the Mi'kmaq. The number in parentheses indicates the number of inhabitants according to the Census 2011.

Towns

Municipal Districts

Indian reservations