Antigonish
Antigonish
Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr | |
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St. Ninian's Cathedral | |
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Antigonish Location of Antigonish in Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′22″N 61°59′30″W / 45.62278°N 61.99167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Antigonish County |
| Founded | 1784 |
| Incorporated | January 9, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Sean Cameron |
| • Governing Body | Antigonish Town Council |
| • MLA | Michelle Thompson (Progressive Conservative) |
| • MP | Sean Fraser (L) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Town | 4,656 |
| • Density | 934.5/km2 (2,420/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,620 |
| • Urban density | 955.7/km2 (2,475/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Antigonisher |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | B2G |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 318 338 604 735 863 867 870 872 908 948 968 971 995 |
| Median household income, 2020 (all households) | $54,800 |
| NTS Map | 011F12 |
| GNBC Code | CAATB |
| Website | www |
Antigonish (/ˌæntɪɡəˈnɪʃ/; Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr, pronounced [am palə muːɾ]) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
References
Notes
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and population centres, 2021 and 2016 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
Works cited
- Walsh, Patrick (1989). The History of Antigonish. Antigonish, N.S.: Scotia Design Publications. p. 320. ISBN 0-920147-02-X.
Other websites
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Antigonish
Media related to Antigonish, Nova Scotia at Wikimedia Commons