Windsor, Nova Scotia facts for kids
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Windsor, Nova Scotia
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Birthplace of Hockey
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 Windsor, Nova Scotia
Location in Nova Scotia
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Hants County |
| Founded | 1685 |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1878 |
| Area
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| • Total | 9.11 km2 (3.52 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,648 |
| • Density | 400.6/km2 (1,038/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Postal code |
B0N 2T0
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| Area code(s) | 902 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 306 321 472 790 791 792 798 799 |
| Median Earnings* | $24,502 |
| NTS Map | 021A16 |
| GNBC Code | CBPAK |
| Website | windsor.ns.ca |
| *Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households) | |
Windsor is a town located in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Notable residents
- Thomas R. Bennett
- Scott Brison
- George Elliott Clarke
- Rufus Curry
- Amor De Cosmos
- Benjamin DeWolf (Windsor merchant)
- George Henry Emerson (Twillingate and Fogo)
- James Fraser (businessman)
- Henry Goudge
- Monson Henry Goudge (son)
- Allen Haley
- Thomas Chandler Haliburton
- Lewis Herbert Martell
- Richard McHeffy
- Alden Nowlan (from nearby Stanley, Nova Scotia)
- Percy Paris
- Daniel McNeill Parker
- Silas Tertius Rand
- Gerald Regan
- Geoff Regan
- Avon Saxon
- Jennifer Rosanne States
- Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna
- Peter Togni
- Benjamin Wier (nearby Brooklyn)
- Charles Smith Wilcox
- Lewis Morris Wilkins (speaker)
- Lewis Morris Wilkins (son)
Images for kids
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Fort Edward - oldest remaining blockhouse in North America (established during Father Le Loutre's War)
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St. John's Roman Catholic Church, designed by William Critchlow Harris
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Hants Community Hospital
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