New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow
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The George Street Bridge joins the two halves of New Glasgow separated by the East River | |
| Nickname: "NG" | |
| Motto: Let New Glasgow Flourish | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′33″N 62°38′44″W / 45.59256°N 62.645458°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Pictou |
| Founded | 1776 |
| Government | |
| • Type | New Glasgow Council |
| • Mayor | Nancy Dicks |
| • MLA | Pat Dunn (PC) |
| • MP | Sean Fraser (L) |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,066.47 km2 (797.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 9,471 | |
| • Density | 951.3/km2 (2,464/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 19,316 |
| • Urban density | 647.8/km2 (1,678/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 34,397 |
| • Metro density | 16.6/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016–21 | 4.4% |
| • Census Ranking (2016) | 445 of 5,162 |
| Demonym | New Glaswegian |
| Time zone | UTC– 04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 03:00 (ADT) |
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| Dwellings | 4,782 |
| Median Income* | $58,000 CDN |
| Website | www |
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New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.
The town's population was 9,471 in the 2021 census. New Glasgow is at the centre of the province's fourth largest urban area; the population of the New Glasgow census agglomeration in the 2021 census was 34,397. The New Glasgow census agglomeration includes the smaller adjacent towns of Stellarton, Westville, and Trenton as well as adjacent rural areas of the county.