Kentville
Kentville is a town in Kings County, Nova Scotia.
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| Coordinates: 45°04′39″N 64°29′45″W / 45.07750°N 64.49583°WCoordinates: 45°04′39″N 64°29′45″W / 45.07750°N 64.49583°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Kings County |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1886 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Kings-Hants |
| Provincial | Kings North |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Sandra Snow |
| • MLA | John Lohr (PC) |
| • MP | Scott Brison (Lib) |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Land | 17.26 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 609.76 km2 (235.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Town | 6,271 |
| • Density | 363.3/km2 (941/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 12,088 |
| • Urban density | 677.7/km2 (1,755/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 26,222 |
| • Metro density | 43.0/km2 (111/sq mi) |
| • Change (2011-16) |  2.9 |
| • Census Ranking | 609 of 5,162 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
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| Dwellings | 2,891 |
| Median Income* | $44,164 CDN |
| Website | kentville |
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Kentville Media
Windsor and Annapolis Railway locomotive Gabriel in Kentville, c. 1870
Aberdeen Street, Kentville as passenger train arrives, c. 1910
Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, NS
The Museum on Webster Street, Kentville.
References
- The Devil's Half Acre: A Look at Kentville's Past Mable Nichols, Kentville Centennial Committee, 1968.
- Historic Kentville Louis V. Comeau, Nimbus, 2003.