Pugwash, Nova Scotia

Pugwash
Pugwash Lighthouse
Motto: 
World Famous for Peace
Pugwash
Location of Pugwash in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 63°39′40″W / 45.850°N 63.661°W / 45.850; -63.661
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
CountyCumberland
Founded1807
Electoral Districts     
Federal

Cumberland-Colchester
ProvincialCumberland North
Government
 • Governing BodyPugwash Village Commission
 • ChairBrent Wilson
 • MLAElizabeth Smith-McCrossin Independent
 • MPStephen Ellis (PC)
Area
 • Total9.80 km2 (3.78 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total746
 • Density76.2/km2 (197/sq mi)
Time zoneATS
 • Summer (DST)Atlantic Standard Time
Postal Code
B0K 1L0
Area code+1-902-243
Websitepugwashvillage.com

Pugwash is a village in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It had a population of 746 as of the 2021 census.[1]

Notable people

  • Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868–1953), clergyman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the New Jersey's 4th congressional district from 1925 to 1933, and the 5th district from 1933 to 1953.[2]
  • Cyrus S. Eaton
  • Norman MacKenzie
  • James Dewar

Parks

  • Gulf Shore Provincial Park
  • Heather Beach Provincial Park [3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. Charles Aubrey Eaton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 9, 2007.
  3. "Heather Beach | Nova Scotia Provincial Parks". parks.novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

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