Wolfville
Wolfville | |
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Town | |
 Wolfville streetscape, spring 2006. The view shows the Al Whittle (Acadia) Theatre, a house of movies and live performances now operated by a non-profit cooperative. | |
  Wolfville Location of Wolfville, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°5′0″N 64°22′0″W / 45.08333°N 64.36667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Kings County |
| Settled | 1755 |
| Incorporated | March 4, 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jodi MacKay |
| • MLA | Keith Irving (L) |
| • MP | Kody Blois (L) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,057 |
| • Density | 783.3/km2 (2,029/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  20.5 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | B4P |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 542, 585, 697 |
| Median Earnings* | $58,400 |
| NTS Map | 21H1 Wolfville |
| GNBC Code | CBROD[2] |
| Website | wolfville |
*Median household income, 2020 | |
Wolfville is a Canadian town in the Annapolis Valley, Kings County, Nova Scotia, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of the provincial capital, Halifax.[3]
Notable people
[change | change source]- Joseph Barss, privateer
- Alex Colville, (1920–2013) WWII artist
- Arthur Chute McGill, (1926–1980) theologian and philosopher
- Mona Louise Parsons, (1901–1976) member of the Dutch resistance, WW2
- Eddy (M) Melanson was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, on July 25, 1938.
- Gilbert Lafayette Foster, 6th Canadian Surgeon General
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Wolfville, Town [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Wolfville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "2011 Census Profile". Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
Other websites
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