Hantsport
Hantsport | |
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| Motto: "The Greater Avonport Area" | |
| Coordinates: 45°5′0″N 64°11′0″W / 45.08333°N 64.18333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Regional Municipality | West Hants Regional Municipality |
| Founded | 1789 |
| Incorporated | April 25, 1895 |
| Dissolved | July 1, 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Councilor | Robert (Bobbie) Zwicker |
| • MLA | Chuck Porter (PC) |
| • MP | Kody Blois (L) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,542 |
| • Density | 532.8/km2 (1,380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Postal code | B0P 1P0 |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 684 |
| Median Earnings* | $49,283 |
| NTS Map | 021H01 |
| GNBC Code | CBRNJ |
| Website | hantsport |
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Hantsport is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in West Hants Regional Municipality. The community is situated at the western boundary between West Hants Regional Municipality and Kings County, along the west bank of the Avon River's tidal estuary. The community is best known for its former industries, including shipbuilding, a pulp mill, as well a marine terminal that once loaded gypsum, mined near Windsor. The community is the resting place of Victoria Cross recipient William Hall.