Windsor, Nova Scotia

Windsor is a town located in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Windsor, Nova Scotia
Town
Nickname(s): 
Birthplace of Hockey
Motto(s): 
"E Terra Abundantia"  (Latin)
"Abundant Eastern Land"
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°58′49″N 64°7′45″W
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityHants County
Founded1685
IncorporatedApril 4, 1878
Government
 • MayorAnna Allen
 • Governing BodyWindsor Town Council
 • MLAChuck Porter (L)
 • MPScott Brison (L)
Area
 (2016)
 • Total9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi)
Highest elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,648
 • Density400.6/km2 (1,038/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Postal code
B0N 2T0
Area code(s)902
Telephone Exchanges306 321 472 790 791 792 798 799
Median Earnings*$24,502
NTS Map021A16
GNBC CodeCBPAK
Websitewindsor.ns.ca
*Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households)

Notable residents
  • Thomas R. Bennett
  • Scott Brison
  • George Elliott Clarke
  • Rufus Curry
  • Amor De Cosmos
  • Benjamin DeWolf (Windsor merchant)
  • George Henry Emerson (Twillingate and Fogo)
  • James Fraser (businessman)
  • Henry Goudge
    • Monson Henry Goudge (son)
  • Allen Haley
  • Thomas Chandler Haliburton
  • Lewis Herbert Martell
  • Richard McHeffy
  • Alden Nowlan (from nearby Stanley, Nova Scotia)
  • Percy Paris
  • Daniel McNeill Parker
  • Silas Tertius Rand
  • Gerald Regan
  • Geoff Regan
  • Avon Saxon
  • Jennifer Rosanne States
  • Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna
  • Peter Togni
  • Benjamin Wier (nearby Brooklyn)
  • Charles Smith Wilcox
  • Lewis Morris Wilkins (speaker)
    • Lewis Morris Wilkins (son)


References

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