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==Economy==
==Economy==
The city was not only a bedroom community for Halifax, but also had commerce and industries of its own, including the [[Volvo Halifax Assembly]] plant, and a [[molasses]] plant dating back to the days of the [[triangular trade]] with the [[West Indies]]. Today, Dartmouth is home to the shopping district of Dartmouth Crossing, as well as federal government offices, many located in the [[Queen Square (Dartmouth)|Queen Square]] building on Alderney Drive.
The former city is not only a bedroom community for Halifax, it as commerce and industries of its own, including the Autoport. One of of the largest in North America. <ref> http://www.portofhalifax.ca/facilities/non-hpa-facilities/autoport/ <ref>

Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouths North End is the largest of it's kind north of Boston and employees in the vicinity of 30 000 persons. <ref> https://burnsidepark.com/ <ref>

Downtown Dartmouth is emerging as a a retail destination on it's own again. <ref>http://destinationdartmouth.ca/downtown-dartmouth-business-commission/ <ref> <ref> http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1437728-i-think-dartmouth%E2%80%99s-very-sexy-mayor-savage <ref>

The Village on Main Street <ref> http://www.villageonmain.ca/ <ref> is transforming the former city's east end.

Dartmouth Crossing is emerging as a retail, entertainment and hospitality centre. <ref> http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1364553-retail-excitement-brewing-at-dartmouth-crossing <ref>


==Transportation and communications==
==Transportation and communications==

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Dartmouth
Urban Community
Dartmouth waterfront, showing Alderney Landing, Halifax ferry and boats in the marina.
Dartmouth waterfront, showing Alderney Landing, Halifax ferry and boats in the marina.
Nickname(s): 
City of Lakes, "The Darkside[1]"
Location of Dartmouth, shown in red
Location of Dartmouth, shown in red
Dartmouth is located in Nova Scotia
Dartmouth
Dartmouth
Location of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°40′0″N 63°34′0″W / 44.66667°N 63.56667°W / 44.66667; -63.56667
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax
Founded1750
Incorporated CityJanuary 1, 1961
Amalgamated with HalifaxApril 1, 1996
NeighbourhoodsAlbro Lake, Bell Ayr Park, Brightwood, Burnside, Commodore Park, Crichton Park, Crystal Heights, Downtown Dartmouth, Ellenvale, Grahams Corner, Greenough Settlement, Harbourview, Highfield Park, Imperoyal, Manor Park, Nantucket, Port Wallace, Portland Estates, Portland Hills, Shannon Park, Southdale, Tam O'Shanter Ridge, Tufts Cove, Wallace Heights, Woodlawn, Woodside
Government
 • Governing BodyHalifax Regional Council
 • Community CouncilHarbour East - Marine Drive Community Council
 • Districts3 - Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage. 5 - Dartmouth Centre. 6 - Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East
Area
 • Total58.57 km2 (22.61 sq mi)
Highest elevation
113 m (371 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2][3]
 • Total67,573
 • Density1,153.71/km2 (2,988.1/sq mi)
DemonymDartmouthian
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code span
B2V to B2Z, B3A-B
Area code902
Telephone Exchanges433-5, 460-6, 468-9, 481
GNBC CodeCAIYJ
NTS Map011D12
Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia

Dartmouth is a community and former city in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. Dartmouth is located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes, after the large number of lakes located within its boundaries.

On April 1, 1996, the provincial government amalgamated all the municipalities within the boundaries of Halifax County into a single-tier regional government named the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Dartmouth and its neighbouring city of Halifax, the town of Bedford and the Municipality of the County of Halifax were dissolved. The former city of Dartmouth forms part of the urban core of the larger regional municipality and is officially designated as part of the "capital district" by the Halifax Regional Municipality. At the time that the City of Dartmouth was dissolved, the provincial government altered its status to a separate community to Halifax; however, its status as part of the metropolitan "Halifax" urban core existed prior to municipal reorganization in 1996.

Dartmouth is still an official geographic name that is used by all levels of government for legal purposes, postal service, mapping, 9-1-1 emergency response, municipal planning, and is recognized by the Halifax Regional Municipality as a civic addressing community. The official place name did not change, due to the confusion with similar street names, land use planning set out by the former "City of Dartmouth," and significant public pressure. Today the same development planning for Downtown Dartmouth and the rest of the region is still in force, as well as specific bylaws created prior to April 1, 1996.

History

Main articles: History of Dartmouth and History of the Halifax Regional Municipality
Alderney Landing, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Father Le Loutre's War began when Edward Cornwallis arrived to establish Halifax with 13 transports on June 21, 1749.[4] By unilaterally establishing Halifax, the British were violating earlier treaties with the Mi'kmaq (1726), which were signed after Father Rale's War.[5] The British quickly began to build other settlements. To guard against Mi'kmaq, Acadian and French attacks on the new Protestant settlements, British fortifications were erected in Halifax (1749), Dartmouth (1750), Bedford (Fort Sackville) (1751), Lunenburg (1753) and Lawrencetown (1754).

In 1750, the sailing ship Alderney arrived with 151 immigrants. Municipal officials at Halifax decided that these new arrivals should be settled on the eastern side of Halifax Harbour. During the early years, there were 8 Acadian and Mi'kmaq raids on the new British settlement, such as the Raid on Dartmouth (1751).

The original settlement was made in an area the Mi'kmaq called Ponamogoatitjg[6] (Boonamoogwaddy), which has been varyingly translated as "Tomcod Ground" or "Salmon Place" in reference to the fish which were presumably caught in this part of Halifax Harbour. The community was later given the English name of Dartmouth in honour of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth who was a former Secretary of State. By 1752, 53 families consisting of 193 people lived in the community.

Dartmouth was initially a sawmill and agricultural outpost of Halifax. However, in the mid 19th century, it grew, first with the construction of the Shubenacadie Canal and more importantly with the rise of successful industrial firms such as the Dartmouth Marine Slips, the Starr Manufacturing Company, and the Stairs Ropeworks.

In 1873, Dartmouth was incorporated as a town and a Town Hall was established in 1877. In 1955, the town was permanently linked to Halifax by the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge which led to rapid suburban growth. The Town of Dartmouth amalgamated with several neighbouring villages into the City of Dartmouth in 1961. The A. Murray MacKay Bridge opened in 1970, furthering commercial and residential growth. The Dartmouth General Hospital opened in 1976.

The city was dissolved on April 1, 1996, when its government was amalgamated into the Halifax Regional Municipality.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
176210—    
18813,786+37760.0%
18916,252+65.1%
19014,806−23.1%
19115,058+5.2%
19217,899+56.2%
19319,100+15.2%
194110,847+19.2%
195115,037+38.6%
196146,966+212.3%
198162,333+32.7%
198665,243+4.7%
199167,798+3.9%
199665,629−3.2%
200165,741+0.2%
201167,573+2.8%
[7][8][9][10][11][12] Population figures reflect the 1961 amalgamation.

Municipal government

Dartmouth is represented municipally in Halifax Regional Council by the following districts:

    • District 3 - Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage
    • District 5 - Dartmouth Centre
    • District 6 - Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East
Angus A MacDonald Bridge (the 'old Bridge') Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The HRM community council for Dartmouth is the Harbour East - Marine Drive Community Council are held in various locations on the first Thursday of every month.

Residents of Dartmouth are known as Dartmouthians. As a community, Dartmouth has often tended to distinguish itself from the community and former city of Halifax, even under the present municipal amalgamation. Dartmouth is also the Halifax Regional Municipality's Public Works Eastern Region.

Economy

The former city is not only a bedroom community for Halifax, it as commerce and industries of its own, including the Autoport. One of of the largest in North America. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). from Nantucket who moved to Dartmouth in 1785-86 as a whaler. Its materials and construction methods closely resembles Quaker architecture in Nantucket, such as the asymmetrical facade design and stone foundation.[13] It is located at 59 Ochterloney Street and is believed to have been built around 1785 or 1786. Today it is a museum, furnished as a typical modest dwelling of a merchant of that time.[13][14]

Dartmouth's City hall was built in the early 1960s on the waterfront adjacent to the Alderney Ferry Terminal. The building was declared surplus and sold to Starfish Properties and will be redeveloped.[15]

Military

Dartmouth has been home to several Canadian Forces installations:

  • CFB Shearwater, located on the southern border of Dartmouth is an air force base, formerly known as Naval Air Station Halifax, RCAF Station Dartmouth, RCAF Station Shearwater, HMCS Shearwater, and RCNAS Shearwater.
  • HMC Naval Radio Station Albro Lake, a radio transmitter/receiver facility.
  • CFB Halifax adjunct, an area on the Dartmouth waterfront opposite HMC Dockyard.
  • Wallace Heights, a former military housing area in north-end Dartmouth.
  • Shannon Park, unused military housing area in north-end Dartmouth.
  • Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Bedford, a munitions magazine for Maritime Forces Atlantic, located on the border between Dartmouth and Bedford.

Notable people

Symbols

The City of Dartmouth Seal, located on a police badge.
Flag of the former City of Dartmouth
  • Dartmouth is nicknamed "The City of Lakes". Boasting 23 lakes within its boundaries, Dartmouthians take special pride in the chain of lakes within its boundaries that form part of the Shubenacadie Canal. Most famous amongst these is Lake Banook, which provides an excellent location for recreation as well as attractive vistas. Dartmouth's most historic body of water is the artificial Sullivan's Pond, located north-east of the downtown area on Ochterloney Street. It was dug in the 1830s as part of the Shubenacadie Canal to connect Halifax Harbour with Cobequid Bay on the Bay of Fundy.
  • Dartmouth was Halifax's sister city. Halifax's city flower is the broad-chested rose. Dartmouth's city flower is the orchid.
  • Dartmouth's Motto is located on its City Crest "Amicitia Crescimus."

Culture

  • The television show Trailer Park Boys is set in a fictional Dartmouth trailer park and filmed in Dartmouth and its environs. The show features actors (such as Robb Wells) and writers from Dartmouth. A documentary film about the creation and production of the Trailer Park Boys series is entitled Hearts of Dartmouth.
  • The community hosted to the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 1997 and 2009.

References

  1. ^ https://www.localxpress.ca/columns/somethings-blooming-on-the-darkside-313573
  2. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
  3. ^ "Community Counts: Dartmouth South + Dartmouth North + Dartmouth East". Nova Scotia Government. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ Grenier, John. The Far Reaches of Empire. War in Nova Scotia, 1710-1760. Norman: U of Oklahoma P, 2008; Thomas Beamish Akins. History of Halifax, Brookhouse Press. 1895. (2002 edition). p 7
  5. ^ Wicken, p. 181; Griffith, p. 390; Also see "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2014-02-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ William Wicken. Mi'kmaq Treaties on Trial, University of Toronto Press. 2002. p 174
  7. ^ 1762 Census
  8. ^ 104.pdf Archived April 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Canada Year Book 1932
  9. ^ 140.pdf Archived January 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Canada Year Book 1955
  10. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-08-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Canada Year Book 1967
  11. ^ [1], 1996 Census of Canada: Electronic Area Profiles
  12. ^ [2], 2001 Community Profiles
  13. ^ a b Dartmouth Heritage Museum
  14. ^ Historic Places Canada
  15. ^ http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1465950-former-dartmouth-city-hall-gets-a-new-lease-on-life
  16. ^ "Arnie Patterson: Trudeau, rock 'n' roll and the Springhill Mine Disaster". The Globe and Mail. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
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