Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Dartmouth, founded in 1750, is the community and former city located across the harbour from downtown Halifax, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. .

Related Topics:
1750 - Halifax - Canadian province - Nova Scotia

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Dartmouth ceased to exist as an incorporated city when it was amalgamated with Bedford, Halifax, and the County of Halifax in 1996 to form Halifax Regional Municipality, commonly refered to as HRM , a single tier regional governmental structure that is unique to Nova Scotia.

Related Topics:
Bedford - County of Halifax - Halifax Regional Municipality

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Residents of Dartmouth prefer to be known as Dartmouthians, and resist being referred to as Haligonians. Population before amalgamation was 65,741.

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