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| leader_name = Sean Cameron
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'''Antigonish''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|n|t|ɪ|g|ə|ˈ|n|ɪ|ʃ}};<ref>{{Citation| author = The Canadian Press| author-link = The Canadian Press| title = The Canadian Press Stylebook| place = Toronto| publisher = [[The Canadian Press]]| edition = 18th| year = 2017}}</ref> {{lang-gd|Am Baile Mòr}}, {{IPA-gd|am ˈpalə ˈmuːɾ|pron}}) is a town in [[Antigonish County]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada. The town is home to [[St. Francis Xavier University]] and the oldest continuous [[Highland games]] outside [[Scotland]]. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], the provincial capital.
'''Antigonish''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|n|t|ɪ|g|ə|ˈ|n|ɪ|ʃ}} {{respell|AN|tig|ə|NISH}};<ref>{{Citation| author-link = The Canadian Press| title = The Canadian Press Stylebook| place = Toronto| via = [[The Canadian Press]]| edition = 18th| year = 2017}}</ref> {{langx|gd|label=[[Canadian Gaelic]]|Am Baile Mòr}} {{IPA-gd|am ˈpalə ˈmuːɾ|}}) is a town in [[Antigonish County]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada. The town is home to [[St. Francis Xavier University]] and the oldest continuous [[Highland games]] outside [[Scotland]]. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], the provincial capital.


==History==
==History==
Antigonish had been the location of an annual [[Mi'kmaq]] summer coastal community prior to European settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/micmac-tribe.htm|title=Micmac Locations|website=Micmac Tribe|publisher=Access Genealogy|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> The original definition of the name has been lost as the [[Mi'kmaq language]] has undergone many revisions over the last two centuries. The first European settlement took place in 1784 when Lt. Colonel [[Timothy Hierlihy]] of the [[Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment]] received a large land grant surrounding [[Antigonish Harbour]].<ref>After the [[Raid on Charlottetown (1775)]], Hierlihy was the commander of the defence of Prince Edward Island (See [http://collections.stfx.ca/cdm/ref/collection/texts/id/6060 Timothy Hierlihy and his times] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409044219/http://collections.stfx.ca/cdm/ref/collection/texts/id/6060 |date=2018-04-09 }})</ref> Hierlihy and his party founded the Dorchester settlement, named for [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester|Sir Guy Carleton]], who was [[Governor General of Canada]] and subsequently Lord Dorchester. Shortly after, Sgt [[Nathan Pushee]] of the [[Duke of Cumberland's Regiment]] settled at Chedabucto (present-day [[Guysborough]]), eventually establishing present-day [[Amherst, Nova Scotia]].<ref>http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/pushee_nathan_7E.html</ref> In 1796 another settler, with the assistance of a [[First Nations]] guide, blazed a trail from Antigonish Harbour to Brown's Mountain, using the shortest route. This trail became a guide for travellers and eventually evolved into a winding Main Street. By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish. In 1852, a newspaper, ''[[The Casket]]'', began publication. It was recently purchased by Bounty Print in 2015.<ref>[http://www.thecasket.ca/about.asp The Casket] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219235630/http://www.thecasket.ca/about.asp|date=February 19, 2009}}</ref>
Antigonish had been the location of an annual [[Mi'kmaq]] summer coastal community prior to European settlement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/micmac-tribe.htm|title=Micmac Locations|website=Micmac Tribe|date=9 July 2011 |publisher=Access Genealogy|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> The original definition of the name has been lost as the [[Mi'kmaq language]] has undergone many revisions over the last two centuries. The first European settlement took place in 1784 when Lt. Colonel [[Timothy Hierlihy]] of the [[Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment]] received a large land grant surrounding [[Antigonish Harbour]].<ref>After the [[Raid on Charlottetown (1775)]], Hierlihy was the commander of the defence of Prince Edward Island (See [http://collections.stfx.ca/cdm/ref/collection/texts/id/6060 Timothy Hierlihy and his times] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409044219/http://collections.stfx.ca/cdm/ref/collection/texts/id/6060 |date=2018-04-09 }})</ref> Hierlihy and his party founded the Dorchester settlement, named for [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester|Sir Guy Carleton]], who was [[Governor General of Canada]] and subsequently Lord Dorchester. Shortly after, Sgt Nathan Pushee of the [[Duke of Cumberland's Regiment]] settled at Chedabucto (present-day [[Guysborough]]), eventually establishing present-day [[Amherst, Nova Scotia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/pushee_nathan_7E.html |title = Biography – PUSHEE, NATHAN – Volume VII (1836–1850) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography}}</ref> In 1796 another settler named Zephaniah Williams (of which Williams Point just outside of town was named after), with the assistance of a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] guide, blazed a trail from Antigonish Harbour to Brown's Mountain, using the shortest route. This trail became a guide for travellers and eventually evolved into a winding Main Street. By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish. In 1852, a newspaper, ''[[The Casket]]'', began publication. It was recently purchased by Bounty Print in 2015.<ref>[http://www.thecasket.ca/about.asp The Casket] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219235630/http://www.thecasket.ca/about.asp|date=February 19, 2009}}</ref>


[[St. Francis Xavier University]] was established in Antigonish in 1855, having been founded in 1853 in [[Arichat, Nova Scotia|Arichat]], [[Cape Breton Island|Cape Breton]] and originally called the College of East Bay after [[East Bay, Nova Scotia]] where an earlier institution had once existed (1824–1829). St.F.X. was originally a Catholic [[seminary]] and was granted full university powers in 1866 by an act of the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]]. The town is also the episcopal seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish]].
[[St. Francis Xavier University]] was established in Antigonish in 1855, having been founded in 1853 in [[Arichat, Nova Scotia|Arichat]], [[Cape Breton Island|Cape Breton]] and originally called the College of East Bay after [[East Bay, Nova Scotia]] where an earlier institution had once existed (1824–1829). St.F.X. was originally a Catholic [[seminary]] and was granted full university powers in 1866 by an act of the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]]. The town is also the episcopal seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish]].
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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
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|footnote=<ref>[http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1932-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1932/193201430105_p.%20105.pdf], Canada Year Book 1932</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt%3D%2Feng%2F1955%2F195501660140_p.+140.pdf |title=Canada Year Book 1955 |access-date=2012-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606105957/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1955%2F195501660140_p.%20140.pdf |archive-date=2012-06-06 }}</ref><ref>[http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1966-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1966/196602190191_p.%20191.pdf Census 1956–1961] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822231738/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1966-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1966%2F196602190191_p.%20191.pdf |date=August 22, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt%3D%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.+189.pdf |title=Canada Year Book 1967 |access-date=2014-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223151220/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.%20189.pdf |archive-date=2014-12-23 }}</ref><ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35782&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=], 1996 Census of Canada: Electronic Area Profiles</ref><ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1214002&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Antigonish&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=], Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada – Census Subdivision</ref><ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&PR=12&S=51&O=A&RPP=25], Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses</ref>
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|footnote=<ref>[http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1932-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1932/193201430105_p.%20105.pdf], Canada Year Book 1932</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt%3D%2Feng%2F1955%2F195501660140_p.+140.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606105957/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1955-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1955%2F195501660140_p.%20140.pdf |archive-date=2012-06-06 }}, Canada Year Book 1955</ref><ref>[http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1966-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1966/196602190191_p.%20191.pdf Census 1956-1961] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822231738/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1966-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1966%2F196602190191_p.%20191.pdf |date=August 22, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt%3D%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.+189.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223151220/http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1967-eng.aspx?opt=%2Feng%2F1967%2F196702210189_p.%20189.pdf |archive-date=2014-12-23 }}, Canada Year Book 1967</ref><ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=1&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35782&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=], 1996 Census of Canada: Electronic Area Profiles</ref><ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1214002&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Antigonish&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=], Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada - Census Subdivision</ref><ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&PR=12&S=51&O=A&RPP=25], Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses</ref>
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|1901|1838
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|1787
|[[Canada 1911 Census|1911]]|1787
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|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|4524
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|4524
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|4364
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|4364
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|4656
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In the [[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the Town of Antigonish recorded a population of 4,364 living in 1,997 of its 2,596 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4364-4524}}|4524|1}} from its 2011 population of 4,524. With a land area of {{convert|5.01|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4364|5.01|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusNSmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=12 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 12, 2017}}</ref>
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Antigonish had a population of {{nts|4656}} living in {{nts|2205}} of its {{nts|2675}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4656-4364}}|4364|1}} from its 2016 population of {{nts|4364}}. With a land area of {{convert|4.98|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4656|4.98|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000212 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref>


==Economy==
==Economy==
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===Highway 104 Twinning===
===Highway 104 Twinning===
In 2005, the provincial government approved the twinning of Highway 104 from Addington Forks Road easterly {{convert|15|km|mi}} to Taylor's Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.novascotia.ca/nse/ea/highway104.asp |title= Highway 104 at Antigonish|website=Government of Nova Scotia|publisher=Environment|access-date=20 March 2018 }}</ref> In 2017, the provincial government announced that a further {{convert|38|km|mi}} from Sutherlands River to Antigonish would be twinned, thus creating an uninterrupted four-lane highway network from Halifax to Antigonish. The project is expected to be completed by the early to mid 2020s, without the creation of tolls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ngnews.ca/news/local/highway-between-sutherlands-river-and-antigonish-will-be-twinned-without-tolls-82205/|title= Highway between Sutherland's River and Antigonish will be twinned without tolls|website=The News|publisher=SaltWire Network|access-date=20 March 2018 }}</ref>
In 2005, the provincial government approved the twinning of Highway 104 from Addington Forks Road easterly {{convert|15|km|mi}} to Taylor's Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.novascotia.ca/nse/ea/highway104.asp |title= Highway 104 at Antigonish|website=Government of Nova Scotia|date= April 2009|publisher=Environment|access-date=20 March 2018 }}</ref> In 2017, the provincial government announced that a further {{convert|38|km|mi}} from Sutherlands River to Antigonish would be twinned, thus creating an uninterrupted four-lane highway network from Halifax to Antigonish. The finished twinned highway was opened in July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6913482 |title= Newly twinned stretch of Highway 104 opens, bringing hope it will save lives |website=CBC News|access-date=18 August 2023 }}</ref>


===2004–06 building boom===
===2004–07 retail building boom===
The Antigonish area experienced great deal of economic growth and retail development between 2004 and 2006 when the retail landscape of the town and county changed significantly. Much of the growth took place in the Post Road area, just outside town. [[Atlantic Superstore]], [[Walmart Canada|Walmart]], and [[Central (home improvement store)|Central]] (now Kent) constructed new stores while the former Atlantic SuperValue, also located in this area, was redeveloped as a [[Staples (Canada)|Staples Business Depot]].
The Antigonish area experienced great deal of economic growth and retail development between 2004 and 2007 when the retail landscape of the town and county changed significantly. Much of the growth took place in the Post Road area, just outside town.


Other areas also saw growth. In June 2005, [[Shoppers Drug Mart]] opened a new store downtown while the [[Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation|NSLC]] opened a new store attached to the existing [[Sobeys]] store, located next to mall.
Other areas also saw growth. A multi-unit retail annex was constructed at the local shopping mall in the spring of 2006. This complex houses a new sporting goods store, and other businesses and services. The mall area also saw the construction of restaurants which opened in late 2006 and in February 2007.

A multi-unit retail annex was constructed at the local shopping mall in the spring of 2006. This complex houses a new Cleve's sporting goods store, and other businesses and services. The mall area also saw the construction of a [[Boston Pizza]] restaurant which opened in late 2006. The new [[A&W Restaurants|A&W]] restaurant that opened in February 2007, could also be considered part of the building boom as construction began in late 2006.


== Education ==
== Education ==
[[File:StFX_Lower_Campus.jpg|thumb|right|[[St. Francis Xavier University]] in Antigonish, Canada.]]
[[File:StFX_Lower_Campus.jpg|thumb|right|[[St. Francis Xavier University]] in Antigonish, Canada.]]
[[St. Francis Xavier University]] is located in Antigonish. St. Francis Xavier has 4,267 full-time students and 500 part-time students. It was named as the best primarily undergraduate university in Canada by ''[[Maclean's]]'' magazine for five consecutive years (2002–2006). St. Francis Xavier is also well known for the [[St. Francis Xavier University#X-Ring|X-Ring]] and the [[Coady International Institute]].
[[St. Francis Xavier University]] is located in Antigonish. Established in 1853, St. Francis Xavier has 4,267 full-time students and 500 part-time students. It was named as the best primarily undergraduate university in Canada by ''[[Maclean's]]'' magazine for five consecutive years (2002–2006). St. Francis Xavier is also well known for the [[St. Francis Xavier University#X-Ring|X-Ring]] and the [[Coady International Institute]].


The elementary and secondary schools in Antigonish fall under the jurisdiction of the [[Strait Regional School Board]]. Antigonish is home to three public schools: [[Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School]], [[St. Andrew Junior School]] and the Antigonish Education Centre.
The elementary and secondary schools in Antigonish fall under the jurisdiction of the [[Strait Regional School Board]]. Antigonish is home to three public schools: [[Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School]], [[St. Andrew Junior School]] and the Antigonish Education Centre.
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==Sports and culture==
==Sports and culture==
The annual Antigonish Highland Games have been held since 1863. The first games were held to raise funds for the construction of [[St. Ninian]]'s Cathedral.
The annual Antigonish Highland Games have been held since 1863. The first games were held to raise funds for the construction of [[St. Ninian]]'s Cathedral.

Year-round, the town has access to professional and community theatre through the Bauer Theatre on the StFX Campus. It is home to [[Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre]] and Theatre Antigonish.


==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==
*[[August Ames]], pornographic actress
*[[August Ames]], pornographic actress
*[[Donald Chisholm (Race Car Driver)|Donald Chisholm]], stockcar driver
*[[Donald Chisholm (racing driver)|Donald Chisholm]], stockcar driver
*[[Mary-Colin Chisholm]], stage, film and TV actor
*[[Mary-Colin Chisholm]], stage, film and TV actor
* [[William Fraser (bishop of Arichat)|William Chisholm]] (b.c. 1778 - 1851), [[Roman Catholic priest]] from [[Glen Cannich]] in the [[Northwest Highlands]] of [[Scotland]], first Bishop of what is now the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish]], and strongman and [[folk hero]] in both [[Scottish folklore|Scottish]] and [[Canadian folklore]].
*[[Mark Day (actor)]], film and TV actor
*[[Mark Day (actor)]], film and TV actor
*[[Moses Coady]], Catholic priest, adult educator, and leader of the [[Antigonish Movement]]
*[[Moses Coady]], Catholic priest, adult educator, and leader of the [[Antigonish Movement]]
*'''John William Gillis''', generally known as '''Bill Gillis''', was a Canadian politician who served in the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] from 1970 to 1998
*[[Eric Gillis]], 2008, 2012, 2016 Olympian (athletics-10,000m, marathon)
*[[Eric Gillis]], 2008, 2012, 2016 Olympian (athletics-10,000m, marathon)
*[[Captain (land)|Captain]] [[Nichola Goddard]], [[Meritorious Service Decoration (Canada)|MSM]], fallen Canadian soldier
*[[Captain (land)|Captain]] [[Nichola Goddard]], [[Meritorious Service Decoration (Canada)|MSM]], fallen Canadian soldier
*[[Tareq Hadhad]], Syrian-Canadian businessman, founder of [[Peace by Chocolate]]
*Tareq Hadhad, Syrian-Canadian businessman, founder of [[Peace by Chocolate]]
*[[Max Haines]], crime writer, columnist for the ''[[Toronto Sun]]''
*[[Max Haines]], crime writer, columnist for the ''[[Toronto Sun]]''
*[[Larry Lamb]], English actor
*[[Edward Langille]], university professor
*[[Edward Langille]], university professor
*[[Ailean a' Ridse MacDhòmhnaill|Allan The Ridge MacDonald]] (c.1794 - 1868), highly important and influential [[Canadian Gaelic]] poet from [[Lochaber]] and pioneer homesteader in both [[Cape Breton]] and [[Antigonish County]].
*[[Craig MacDonald (ice hockey b. 1977)|Craig MacDonald]], former professional hockey player
*[[Craig MacDonald (ice hockey b. 1977)|Craig MacDonald]], former professional hockey player
*[[Garfield MacDonald]], Olympic Athlete
*[[Garfield MacDonald]], Olympic Athlete
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*[[Ryan MacGrath]], musician and painter
*[[Ryan MacGrath]], musician and painter
*[[Al MacIsaac]], Vice President [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
*[[Al MacIsaac]], Vice President [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
*[[Paul MacLean (ice hockey)|Paul MacLean]], former head coach of the [[Ottawa Senators]] and current assistant coach of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
*[[Paul MacLean (ice hockey)|Paul MacLean]], former head coach of the [[Ottawa Senators]] and former assistant coach of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
*[[Carole MacNeil]], television journalist, former co-host of ''[[CBC News: Sunday]]'' and ''[[CBC News: Sunday Night]]''
*[[Carole MacNeil]], television journalist, former co-host of ''[[CBC News: Sunday]]'' and ''[[CBC News: Sunday Night]]''
*[[Stephen McHattie]], stage, film and TV actor
*[[Stephen McHattie]], stage, film and TV actor
*[[Robyn Meagher]], Olympic runner
*[[Robyn Meagher]], Olympic runner
*[[Carroll Morgan]], Olympic heavyweight boxer
*[[Carroll Morgan (boxer)|Carroll Morgan]], Olympic heavyweight boxer
*[[Archbishop James Morrison]], Catholic Bishop 1912
*[[Archbishop James Morrison]], Catholic Bishop 1912
*[[Aleixo Muise]], medical researcher and physician
*[[Aleixo Muise]], medical researcher and physician
*[[Anne Simpson]], poet
*[[Anne Simpson]], poet
*[[Iain Rankin]], Canadian politician
*[[Sandy Silver]], Premier, Yukon
*[[Sandy Silver]], Premier, Yukon
*[[Wendell Smith (actor)|Wendell Smith]], actor
* [[Lewis John Stringer]], [[Cross of Valour (Canada)]] Recipient, [[CFB Halifax#Admiralty Garden|Wall of Valour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=45545&t=3&ln=Stringer|title=The Governor General of Canada|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|last=General}}</ref>
*[[Lewis John Stringer]], [[Cross of Valour (Canada)]] Recipient, [[CFB Halifax#Admiralty Garden|Wall of Valour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=45545&t=3&ln=Stringer|title=The Governor General of Canada|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|last=General|date=11 June 2018 }}</ref>
*[[The Trews]], a rock band
*[[The Trews]], a rock band


==Climate==
==Climate==


Antigonish experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The highest temperature ever recorded in Antigonish was {{convert|37.8|C|0}} on 12 August 1944.<ref name= "August 1944">{{cite web
Antigonish experiences a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb''), with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The highest temperature ever recorded in Antigonish was {{convert|37.8|C|0}} on 12 August 1944.<ref name="August 1944">{{cite web
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1880-12-01%7C1947-12-31&mlyRange=1880-01-01%7C1947-12-01&StationID=6290&Prov=NS&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&searchMethod=contains&Month=8&Day=10&txtStationName=antigonish&timeframe=2&Year=1944
|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1880-12-01%7C1947-12-31&mlyRange=1880-01-01%7C1947-12-01&StationID=6290&Prov=NS&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&searchMethod=contains&Month=8&Day=10&txtStationName=antigonish&timeframe=2&Year=1944
| title = Daily Data Report for August 1944
| title = Daily Data Report for August 1944
| date = 31 October 2011
⚫
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-35.6|C|0}} on 19 January 1925.<ref name="January 1925">{{cite web
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| work = Canadian Climate Data
⚫
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{convert|-35.6|C|0}} on 19 January 1925.<ref name= "January 1925">{{cite web
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1880-12-01%7C1947-12-31&mlyRange=1880-01-01%7C1947-12-01&StationID=6290&Prov=NS&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=10&txtStationName=antigonish&timeframe=2&Year=1925
|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1880-12-01%7C1947-12-31&mlyRange=1880-01-01%7C1947-12-01&StationID=6290&Prov=NS&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=1&searchMethod=contains&Month=1&Day=10&txtStationName=antigonish&timeframe=2&Year=1925
| title = Daily Data Report for January 1925
| title = Daily Data Report for January 1925
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| date = 31 October 2011
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref>
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref>


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|Nov snow days = 5
|Nov snow days = 5
|Dec snow days = 8
|Dec snow days = 8
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "Antigonish">{{cite web
|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name="Antigonish">{{cite web
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=antigonish&searchMethod=contains&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&optLimit=specDate&Year=1880&Month=11&Day=10&selRowPerPage=25
|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=antigonish&searchMethod=contains&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&optLimit=specDate&Year=1880&Month=11&Day=10&selRowPerPage=25
| title = Antigonish, Nova Scotia
| title = Antigonish, Nova Scotia
| date = 31 October 2011
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| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Antigonish 2">{{cite web
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| work = Canadian Climate Data
⚫
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><ref name= "Antigonish 2">{{cite web
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=antigonish&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1980&EndYear=1980&Year=2016&Month=11&Day=11&selRowPerPage=25
|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=antigonish&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1980&EndYear=1980&Year=2016&Month=11&Day=11&selRowPerPage=25
| title = Antigonish 2
| title = Antigonish 2
| date = 31 October 2011
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| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="Clydesdale">{{cite web
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| work = Canadian Climate Data
⚫
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><ref name= "Clydesdale">{{cite web
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=clydesdale&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=11&Day=11&selRowPerPage=25
|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=clydesdale&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=11&Day=11&selRowPerPage=25
| title = Clydesdale
| title = Clydesdale
| date = 31 October 2011
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| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="South Side Harbour">{{cite web
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| work = Canadian Climate Data
⚫
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><ref name= "South Side Harbour">{{cite web
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| publisher = [[Environment Canada]]
| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=south+side+harbour&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=11&Day=11&selRowPerPage=25
|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/historical_data/search_historic_data_stations_e.html?searchType=stnName&timeframe=1&txtStationName=south+side+harbour&searchMethod=contains&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&Year=2016&Month=11&Day=11&selRowPerPage=25
| title = South Side Harbour
| title = South Side Harbour
| work = Canadian Climate Data
| date = 31 October 2011
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref>
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[The Weather Network]]<ref name= "Southside Harbour">{{cite web
|source 2 = [[The Weather Network]]<ref name="Southside Harbour">{{cite web
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| work = Statistics
| publisher = [[The Weather Network]]
| publisher = [[The Weather Network]]
| url = https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/forecasts/statistics/nova-scotia/antigonish
|url=https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/forecasts/statistics/nova-scotia/antigonish
| title = Southside Harbour, Nova Scotia
| title = Southside Harbour, Nova Scotia
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| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="March 2012">{{cite web
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| work = Statistics
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|url=http://jimtown.ca/Monthly/201203.TXT
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| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><ref name= "March 2012">{{cite web
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| url = http://jimtown.ca/Monthly/201203.TXT
| title = Jimtown
| title = Jimtown
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref>
| access-date = 11 November 2016}}</ref>
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| last = Walsh
| last = Walsh
| first = Patrick
| first = Patrick
| title = ''The History of Antigonish''
| title = The History of Antigonish
| publisher = Scotia Design Publications
| publisher = Scotia Design Publications
| year = 1989
| year = 1989
| location = Antigonish, N.S.
| location = Antigonish, N.S.
| pages = 320
| page = 320
| isbn = 0-920147-02-X}}
| isbn = 0-920147-02-X}}


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*[http://www.townofantigonish.ca/ Town of Antigonish]
*[http://www.townofantigonish.ca/ Town of Antigonish]


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"Antigonish" redirects here. For other uses, see Antigonish (disambiguation).

Antigonish
Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr
Town
St. Ninian's Cathedral
St. Ninian's Cathedral
Flag of Antigonish
Flag
Official seal of Antigonish
Seal
Coat of arms of Antigonish
Coat of arms
Antigonish is located in Nova Scotia
Antigonish
Antigonish
Location of Antigonish in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°37′N 61°59′W / 45.617°N 61.983°W / 45.617; -61.983
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
CountyAntigonish County
Founded1784
IncorporatedJanuary 9, 1889
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • MayorSean Cameron
 • Governing BodyAntigonish Town Council
 • MLAMichelle Thompson (Progressive Conservative)
 • MPSean Fraser (L)
Area
 (2016)[1]
 • Town
5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
 • Urban
5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Town
4,656
 • Density871.7/km2 (2,258/sq mi)
 • Urban
5,002
 • Urban density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
DemonymAntigonisher
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
B2G
Area code902
Telephone Exchanges318 338 604 735 863 867 870 872 908 948 968 971 995
Median household income, 2000 (all households)$41,773
NTS Map011F12
GNBC CodeCAATB
Websitewww.townofantigonish.ca Edit this at Wikidata
Places in Nova Scotia

Antigonish (/ˌæntɪɡəˈnɪʃ/ AN-tig-ə-NISH;[2] Canadian Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr [am ˈpalə ˈmuːɾ]) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Halifax, the provincial capital.

History

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Antigonish had been the location of an annual Mi'kmaq summer coastal community prior to European settlement.[3] The original definition of the name has been lost as the Mi'kmaq language has undergone many revisions over the last two centuries. The first European settlement took place in 1784 when Lt. Colonel Timothy Hierlihy of the Royal Nova Scotia Volunteer Regiment received a large land grant surrounding Antigonish Harbour.[4] Hierlihy and his party founded the Dorchester settlement, named for Sir Guy Carleton, who was Governor General of Canada and subsequently Lord Dorchester. Shortly after, Sgt Nathan Pushee of the Duke of Cumberland's Regiment settled at Chedabucto (present-day Guysborough), eventually establishing present-day Amherst, Nova Scotia.[5] In 1796 another settler named Zephaniah Williams (of which Williams Point just outside of town was named after), with the assistance of a First Nations guide, blazed a trail from Antigonish Harbour to Brown's Mountain, using the shortest route. This trail became a guide for travellers and eventually evolved into a winding Main Street. By the late 1820s, Dorchester was commonly referred to as Antigonish. In 1852, a newspaper, The Casket, began publication. It was recently purchased by Bounty Print in 2015.[6]

St. Francis Xavier University was established in Antigonish in 1855, having been founded in 1853 in Arichat, Cape Breton and originally called the College of East Bay after East Bay, Nova Scotia where an earlier institution had once existed (1824–1829). St.F.X. was originally a Catholic seminary and was granted full university powers in 1866 by an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The town is also the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish.

The first hospital in Antigonish opened on June 10, 1906.

Antigonish is notable for having a social movement named for it, the Antigonish Movement, launched from St. Francis Xavier University in the 1920s by local priests and educators including Moses Coady and Jimmy Tompkins.

Demographics

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Historical populations
YearPop.±%
19011,838—    
19111,787−2.8%
19211,746−2.3%
19311,784+2.2%
19412,157+20.9%
19513,196+48.2%
19563,592+12.4%
19614,344+20.9%
19815,205+19.8%
19865,291+1.7%
19914,924−6.9%
19964,860−1.3%
20014,754−2.2%
20064,236−10.9%
20114,524+6.8%
20164,364−3.5%
20214,656+6.7%
[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Antigonish had a population of 4,656 living in 2,205 of its 2,675 total private dwellings, a change of 6.7% from its 2016 population of 4,364. With a land area of 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 934.9/km2 (2,421.5/sq mi) in 2021.[14]

Economy

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Antigonish is a service centre for the surrounding region that includes Antigonish and Guysborough Counties and many local businesses are based in the service sector. There are no major industrial operations located in the town or county. The workforce is primarily white collar with the largest employers being St. Martha's Regional Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University. Until 2011, Antigonish accommodated Canada Post's National Philatelic Centre, which provided mail-order services for worldwide collectors of Canadian stamps.

Highway 104 Twinning

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In 2005, the provincial government approved the twinning of Highway 104 from Addington Forks Road easterly 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to Taylor's Road.[15] In 2017, the provincial government announced that a further 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Sutherlands River to Antigonish would be twinned, thus creating an uninterrupted four-lane highway network from Halifax to Antigonish. The finished twinned highway was opened in July 2023.[16]

2004–07 retail building boom

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The Antigonish area experienced great deal of economic growth and retail development between 2004 and 2007 when the retail landscape of the town and county changed significantly. Much of the growth took place in the Post Road area, just outside town.

Other areas also saw growth. A multi-unit retail annex was constructed at the local shopping mall in the spring of 2006. This complex houses a new sporting goods store, and other businesses and services. The mall area also saw the construction of restaurants which opened in late 2006 and in February 2007.

Education

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St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Canada.

St. Francis Xavier University is located in Antigonish. Established in 1853, St. Francis Xavier has 4,267 full-time students and 500 part-time students. It was named as the best primarily undergraduate university in Canada by Maclean's magazine for five consecutive years (2002–2006). St. Francis Xavier is also well known for the X-Ring and the Coady International Institute.

The elementary and secondary schools in Antigonish fall under the jurisdiction of the Strait Regional School Board. Antigonish is home to three public schools: Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School, St. Andrew Junior School and the Antigonish Education Centre.

Sports and culture

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The annual Antigonish Highland Games have been held since 1863. The first games were held to raise funds for the construction of St. Ninian's Cathedral.

Year-round, the town has access to professional and community theatre through the Bauer Theatre on the StFX Campus. It is home to Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre and Theatre Antigonish.

Notable residents

[edit]

Climate

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Antigonish experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. The highest temperature ever recorded in Antigonish was 37.8 °C (100 °F) on 12 August 1944.[18] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −35.6 °C (−32 °F) on 19 January 1925.[19]

Climate data for Southside Antigonish Harbour, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1880–present[a]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6) 		16.7
(62.1) 		26.0
(78.8) 		29.7
(85.5) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.6
(96.1) 		37.2
(99.0) 		37.8
(100.0) 		34.4
(93.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		22.2
(72.0) 		17.0
(62.6) 		37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		3.4
(38.1) 		8.6
(47.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		21.0
(69.8) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.0
(77.0) 		20.9
(69.6) 		13.7
(56.7) 		8.1
(46.6) 		2.7
(36.9) 		11.9
(53.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		3.9
(39.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		15.1
(59.2) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.5
(67.1) 		15.3
(59.5) 		9.1
(48.4) 		4.1
(39.4) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		6.9
(44.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.4
(13.3) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		9.2
(48.6) 		13.5
(56.3) 		13.9
(57.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		4.4
(39.9) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		1.9
(35.4)
Record low °C (°F) −35.6
(−32.1) 		−35.0
(−31.0) 		−31.1
(−24.0) 		−21.1
(−6.0) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		0.6
(33.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		−27.2
(−17.0) 		−35.6
(−32.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 118.4
(4.66) 		85.3
(3.36) 		101.0
(3.98) 		97.7
(3.85) 		74.8
(2.94) 		85.0
(3.35) 		77.7
(3.06) 		106.9
(4.21) 		94.4
(3.72) 		127.6
(5.02) 		145.6
(5.73) 		131.7
(5.19) 		1,246.1
(49.06)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 53.0
(2.09) 		40.0
(1.57) 		66.6
(2.62) 		81.9
(3.22) 		74.6
(2.94) 		85.0
(3.35) 		77.7
(3.06) 		106.9
(4.21) 		94.4
(3.72) 		127.6
(5.02) 		130.7
(5.15) 		77.7
(3.06) 		1,016.1
(40.00)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 64.1
(25.2) 		46.6
(18.3) 		33.5
(13.2) 		15.6
(6.1) 		0.2
(0.1) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		12.6
(5.0) 		56.6
(22.3) 		229.2
(90.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 17 11 14 16 14 12 11 14 15 19 19 16 178
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 8 7 10 14 14 12 11 14 15 19 16 9 149
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 12 6 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 42
Source 1: Environment Canada[20][21][22][23]
Source 2: The Weather Network[24][25]
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  • Main Street
    Main Street
  • Gaelic and English road sign
    Gaelic and English road sign
  • Antigonish Landing Wildlife Area
    Antigonish Landing Wildlife Area
  • Antigonish Highland Games
    Antigonish Highland Games
  • St. Paul the Apostle Anglican Church
    St. Paul the Apostle Anglican Church
  • Aerial view of North-west end
    Aerial view of North-west end

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Extreme high and low temperatures were recorded at Antigonish from December 1880 to December 1947 and again from July 1979 to December 1982, at Clydesdale from September 1990 to March 1995 and at Antigonish Harbour from January 1997 to present.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  2. ^ The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto, 2017 – via The Canadian Press{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Micmac Locations". Micmac Tribe. Access Genealogy. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. ^ After the Raid on Charlottetown (1775), Hierlihy was the commander of the defence of Prince Edward Island (See Timothy Hierlihy and his times Archived 2018-04-09 at the Wayback Machine)
  5. ^ "Biography – PUSHEE, NATHAN – Volume VII (1836–1850) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
  6. ^ The Casket Archived February 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ [1], Canada Year Book 1932
  8. ^ "Canada Year Book 1955" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  9. ^ Census 1956–1961 Archived August 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Canada Year Book 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
  11. ^ [2], 1996 Census of Canada: Electronic Area Profiles
  12. ^ [3], Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada – Census Subdivision
  13. ^ [4], Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
  14. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Highway 104 at Antigonish". Government of Nova Scotia. Environment. April 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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  • Walsh, Patrick (1989). The History of Antigonish. Antigonish, N.S.: Scotia Design Publications. p. 320. ISBN 0-920147-02-X.
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