Communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality

The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia is composed of more than 200 communities and neighbourhoods. As of the 2021 Census, the municipality has a landmass of 547,557 hectares (5,475.57 km2) and is home to 439,819 people.[1]

Most communities of the Halifax Regional Municipality are marked with "Welcome to our Community" signs .

The urban area (population centre) of the municipality consists of Bedford, Dartmouth, Halifax, and their respective environs. Halifax's urban area is the most built-up area of the municipality, and is the largest urban area in Atlantic Canada. The landmass of the urban area is about 23,829 hectares (238.29 km2), and is home to 348,634 people as of the 2021 Census.[2]

Urban communities
Community Land area Population (2021 Census) Notes References
Bedford 39.79 km2 (15.36 sq mi)
Beechville
Clayton Park 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) 5,201 [3]
Clayton Park West
Cole Harbour 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) [4]
Dartmouth 58.57 km2 (22.61 sq mi) The community of Dartmouth is coterminous with the former City of Dartmouth. [5]
Eastern Passage 13.72 km2 (5.30 sq mi) [6]
Fairview 2.181 km2 (0.842 sq mi)
Fall River 14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Fletchers Lake
Halifax 61.961 km2 (23.923 sq mi) 156,141 The community of Halifax is coterminous with the former City of Halifax.
Hammonds Plains 33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi) [7]
Lakeside
Lakeview
Lower Sackville 5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Lucasville
Middle Sackville
Upper Sackville
Shearwater 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Spryfield 10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Timberlea 6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Waverley 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Wellington
Windsor Junction
Woodside 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi)

Urban neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood Community Land area Population (2021 Census) Notes References
Melville Cove Armdale
Birch Cove Bedford 63 ha (160 acres) [8]
Downtown Bedford Bedford 32 ha (79 acres) Primary central business district of the community of Bedford. [9]
Glen Moir Bedford 312 ha (770 acres) [10]
Princes Lodge Bedford
Brookview Cole Harbour 24 ha (59 acres) [11]
Colby Village Cole Harbour 479 ha (1,180 acres) [12]
Forest Hills Cole Harbour 470 ha (1,200 acres) [13]
Humber Park Cole Harbour 27 ha (67 acres) [14]
Albro Lake Dartmouth 147 ha (360 acres) [15]
Brightwood Dartmouth
Burnside Dartmouth 1,376 ha (3,400 acres) [16]
Crichton Park Dartmouth 131 ha (320 acres) [17]
Crystal Heights Dartmouth
Downtown Dartmouth Dartmouth 36 ha (89 acres) Primary central business district of the community of Dartmouth. [18]
Highfield Park Dartmouth 43 ha (110 acres) [19]
Imperoyal Dartmouth
Manor Park Dartmouth 54 ha (130 acres) [20]
Nantucket Dartmouth
Portland Estates Dartmouth 85 ha (210 acres) [21]
Portland Hills Dartmouth 133 ha (330 acres) [22]
Portobello Dartmouth
Port Wallace Dartmouth
Shannon Park Dartmouth 34.8 ha (86 acres)
Tuft's Cove Dartmouth 76 ha (190 acres) [23]
Wallace Heights Dartmouth
Westphal Dartmouth 77 ha (190 acres) [24]
Woodlawn Dartmouth 114 ha (280 acres) [25]
Armdale Halifax
Beechwood Park Halifax 75 ha (190 acres) [26]
Boulderwood Halifax
Downtown Halifax Halifax 410 ha (1,000 acres) Primary central business district of the community of Halifax, and the primary central business district of Halifax Regional Municipality. [27]
Fairmount Halifax 85 ha (210 acres) [28]
Hydrostone Halifax 9.3 ha (23 acres)
Jollimore Halifax
North End Halifax
Quinpool Halifax
Richmond Halifax
Rockingham Halifax 199 ha (490 acres) [29]
South End Halifax
Spring Garden Halifax
West End Halifax
Green Acres Spryfield
Leiblin Park Spryfield

Rural communities
Community Land area Population (2021 Census) Notes References
Antrim
Bald Rock
Bear Cove
Barkhouse Settlement
Bayside
Beaver Dam
Beaver Harbour
Beaver Island
Beech Hill
Big Lake
Black Point
Blind Bay
Boutiliers Point
Brookside
Brookvale
Caribou Mines
Carroll's Corner
Centre Musquodoboit
Chaplin
Chaswood
Clam Bay
Clam Harbour
College Lake
Conrod Settlement
Crooks Brook
Cow Bay
Dean
Debaies Cove
Devon
Devils Island
Duncan's Cove
Dutch Settlement
East Chezzetcook
East Dover
East Jeddore
East Lawrencetown
East Pennant
East Petpeswick
East Preston
East Quoddy
East Ship Harbour
East Loon Lake Village
Ecum Secum
Ecum Secum West
Elderbank
Elmsdale
Elmsvale
Enfield
Falkland
French Village
Ferguson's Cove
Gaetz Brook
Glen Haven
Glen Margaret
Glenmore
Goffs
Greenwood
Governor Lake
Goodwood
Grand Desert
Grand Lake
Halibut Bay
Harrietsfield
Hackett's Cove
Hatchet Lake
Head of Chezzetcook
Head of Jeddore
Head of St. Margarets Bay
Herring Cove
Hubbards
Higginsville
Hubley
Indian Harbour
Ingramport
Jacket Lake
Jeddore Oyster Pond
Ketch Harbour
Kinsac
Lake Charlotte
Lake Echo
Lake Egmont
Lake Major
Lawrencetown
Lewis Lake
Lindsey Lake
Little Harbour
Liscomb Sanctuary
Lochaber Mines
Long Lake
Loon Lake
Lower East Chezzetcook
Lower Lawrencetown
Lower Prospect
Lower Ship Harbour
Lower Three Fathom Harbour
Lucasville
McGraths Cove
McNabs Island
Marinette
Malay Falls
Meaghers Grant
Middle Musquodoboit
Middle Porters Lake
Mill Lake
Mineville
Mitchell Bay
Montague Gold Mines
Moosehead
Moose River Gold Mines
Moser River
Murphy Cove
Murchyville
Mushaboom
Musquodoboit Harbour
Myers Point
Newcomb Corner
Necum Teuch
North Beaver Bank
North Preston
Oakfield
Oldham
Ostrea Lake
Otter Lake
Owls Head
Oyster Pond
Pace Settlement
Peggys Cove
Peggys Cove Preservation Area
Pleasant Harbour
Pleasant Valley
Pennant Point
Pleasant Point
Portuguese Cove
Porters Lake
Popes Harbour
Port Dufferin
Prospect
Prospect Bay
Purcell's Cove
Queensland
River Lake
Sable Island
Saint Margarets Bay
Sambro
Sambro Creek
Sambro Head
Salmon River Bridge
Sambro Head
Sandy Cove
Seabright
Seaforth
Shad Bay
Sheet Harbour
Sheet Harbour Passage
Ship Harbour
Simms Settlement
Smiths Settlement
Sober Island
South Section
Spry Bay
Spry Harbour
Stillwater Lake
Tangier
Tantallon
Taylors Head
Ten Mile Lake
Terence Bay
Three Fathom Harbour
Third Lake
Trafalgar
Upper Hammonds Plains
Upper Lakeville
Upper Musquodoboit
Upper Tantallon
Upper Lawrencetown
Watt Section
Williamswood
West Chezzetcook
West Dover
West Jeddore
West Lawrencetown
West Pennant
West Petpeswick
West Porters Lake
West Quoddy
Whites Lake
Wyses Corner
Yankeetown

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