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19,578
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$43,127
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Herbert J DeLorey
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Antigonish County Municipal Council
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Antigonish (town)
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http://wwwantigonishcountynsca/
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2001
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Inverness
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Pictou
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Guysborough
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is a
County in the
Canadian Province of
Nova Scotia . It is located in northern Nova Scotia on the
Northumberland Strait and its county seat is the town of
Antigonish .
The County of Sydney was created in 1784. Its boundaries were established by Governor and Council on December 16, 1785.
When St. Mary's Township was established in 1818 it was partly in Sydney County and partly in
Halifax County . In 1822 that part of St. Mary's Township which had been in Halifax County was annexed to the County of Sydney.
In 1836 Sydney County was diminished in size when
Guysborough County was established out of what had been part of it . In 1863 the name of the County of Sydney was changed to Antigonish County. The word Antigonish is of
Mi'kmaq origin, possibly derived from Nalegitkoonecht meaning "where branches are torn off". It is said that there were bears in the area that broke down branches to get beech nuts.
The town of
Antigonish is home to
Saint Francis Xavier University
. Antigonish County is also home to
Pomquet Village , a small Acadian village dating back to 1774.
- ---Pomquet and Afton 23
- ---Summerside 38
- ---Antigonish, Subd. A
- ---Antigonish, Subd. B
Highways that run through Antigonish are as follows:
- Arterial Highways: Trans-Canada Highway #104
- Trunk Highways: #4, #7, #16
- Collector Highways: #245, #316, #337
- Arisaig Provincial Park
- Bayfield Provincial Park
- Beaver Mountain Provincial Park
- Eigg Mountain-James River wilderness area
- Pomquet Beach Provincial Park
