East Hants, officially named the Municipality of the District of East Hants, is a district municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. With its administrative seat in Elmsdale, the district municipality occupies the eastern half of Hants County from the Minas Basin to the boundary with Halifax County, sharing this boundary with the West Hants Regional Municipality. It was made in 1861 from the former townships of Uniacke, Rawdon, Douglas, Walton, Shubenacadie and Maitland. Its most settled area is in the Shubenacadie Valley.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of East Hants had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of. With a land area of 1786.53 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Public works

The Public Works division operates two water utility distribution sites and three sewage collection and treatment systems for communities in the serviced areas adjacent to Highway 102 and along the Shubenacadie River. The division also operates an engineered spring which draws additional water from Grand Lake to the Shubenacadie River during low water level events. Drinking water is distributed across 71.0 kilometers of main distribution lines. Wastewater is distributed through 80.5 kilometers of wastewater collection mains. Please visit the Public Works section for more detailed information. The Environmental Services division works closely with Public Works. This division monitors and reviews data to ensure compliance of operating approvals. Environmental Services also runs a watershed protection program that focuses on building awareness of watershed issues that impact watersheds of interest to the municipality.

Notable people

Communities

• Admiral Rock • Belnan • Burntcoat Head • Centre Rawdon • Clarksville • East Noel • East Gore • East Uniacke • Elmsdale • Enfield • Five Mile River • Georgefield • Gore • Gormanville • Greenfield • Hardwood Lands • Hillsvale • Indian Brook • Kennetcook • Lantz • Latties Brook • Maitland • Maple Grove • McPhees Corner • Milford Station • Moose Brook • Mount Uniacke • Nine Mile River • Noel • Noel Road • Noel Shore • North Noel Road • Northfield • Rawdon Gold Mines • Renfrew • Riverside Corner • Roulston Corner • Selma • Shubenacadie • South Maitland • South Rawdon • Stanley • Tenecape • Upper Kennetcook • Upper Rawdon • Urbania • Walton • West Gore • White Settlement

Education