Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
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| Stewiacke | ||
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| Halfway between the North Pole and the Equator. | ||
| Community Statistics | ||
| Area | 17.67 km² | |
| Population | 1,421 * | |
| Population_Density | 80.4/km²* | |
| Average_Earnings | $CDN26,521 + | |
| Latitude | 45° 8′ 32.41″ N | |
| Longitude | 63° 20′ 54.74″W | |
| Elevation | 100 Meters | |
| Founded | unknown | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Dereck Rhoddy | |
| Governing Body | Stewiacke Town Council | |
| Date Incorporated | August 30, 1906 | |
| Other Information | ||
| Website | http://www.stewiacke.net/ | |
| Time zone | AST | |
| Postal Code | B0N 2J0 | |
| Telephone Exchange(s) | 902 - 639 ,671 | |
| Footnotes | ||
| * According to StatCan Census Year 2006 | ||
| + Average Household Income | ||
Stewiacke (2006 population: 1,421) is a rural town located in southern Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town was incorporated on August 30, 1906.
The town is located at the confluence of the Stewiacke and Shubenacadie River and is a service and support centre for local agricultural communities as well as a service exit on Highway 102.
In recent decades, the town has found fame with tourists for its Mastodon Ridge development near the highway exit; it is based on a local discovery (actually in Milford) of a Mastodon skeleton. In the past, the town has also played up its location on the 45th parallel, although 45º N latitude actually falls several kilometres south of the town near neighbouring Shubenacadie.
The town's most notorious event of note occurred on Friday April 12, 2001, when a local teenager, at home on a school in-service day, tampered with a railway switch on the CN Rail Halifax-Montreal mainline, causing VIA Rail Canada's Ocean to derail several minutes later when it passed through the centre of the community. Several buildings and rail cars were destroyed and many people were injured, including some severely, although no fatalities resulted.
Stewiacke celebrated its centennial anniversary of incorporation on Town Days, August 4-6, 2006.
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