Aylesford, Nova Scotia

Coordinates: 45°02′N 64°50′W / 45.033°N 64.833°W / 45.033; -64.833
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Aylesford
Telephone Exchange
847
NTS Map021H02
GNBC CodeCABCE

Aylesford, since its formation, has always been a

George III from 1772-1777.[2] The community is located between the North and South Mountains, and is roughly a 15 minute drive to Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, and a 10 minute drive to its closest neighbour, the Town Of Berwick. Aylesford is located on the Evangeline Trail (Trunk 1) scenic tourist route, which was named after the epic 1847 H.W. Longfellow poem entitled Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie
.

History

Aylesford Cenotaph

Aylesford is one of the oldest surviving settlements in Kings County, originally settled by Ulster Scots (Scots-Irish) during the early 1770s. Between 1772 and 1781, the population of Nova Scotia actually fell - from 19,000 to 12,000 - but by 1784, after the continued arrival of United Empire Loyalists during the American Revolution, the population had reached 32,000. A number of Loyalists, aka "The King’s Loyal Americans" put down roots in Aylesford and the surrounding area. Aylesford emerged as a major centre for packing, processing and exporting apples after the arrival of the Windsor and Annapolis Railway in 1869.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Aylesford had a population of 834 living in 399 of its 428 total private dwellings, a change of 0.1% from its 2016 population of 833. With a land area of 4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 204.4/km2 (529.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Economy

Aylesford's economy relies primarily on the local agricultural industry. It is a service centre for the surrounding agricultural district. An important crop is

Peat moss
harvesting operations are also active.

Aylesford's largest tourist attraction, the

monkeys
. Other attractions in Aylesford include a public beach at Aylesford Lake, Crystal Falls hiking trail, and Clairemont Provincial park.

A farm called Dempsey's Corner has a fee-based self-pick service for fruits and vegetables. They also have a petting zoo and educate their visitors on the history of farming. Many other area farms provide a self-pick service offering strawberries, apples, pears, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches and other produce.[5]

There is also an Elementary School, St. Mary's Elementary (grades from primary to 5), along with West Kings District High School (grades 9-12). The Middle School youth attend Pine Ridge Middle School in neighbouring Kingston.

There is a thriving Scouting group in Aylesford, 1st Aylesford Scouting, which is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Browse Data by Community Profile, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nova Scotia)". Government of Nova Scotia. December 18, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. ISBN 0-88999-564-8
    , Lancelot Press, Hantsport, NS
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Record-setting Canadian zoo lion dies". United Press International. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  5. ^ "Dempsey Corner Orchards (Aylesford) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go - Updated 2021 (Aylesford, Nova Scotia)".
  6. ^ Our Children in Old Scotland and Nova Scotia. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Emma Stirling and Miss Croall". British Home Child Group International. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  8. ^ Emma Stirling's Work for Children, Youth and Young Women, 1894–95 by Julielynne Marie Anderson
  9. ^ Girard, Philip. "Stirling, Emma Maitland". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 2004 edition. Online, www.oxforddnb.com (accessed on various dates 2007).
  10. ^ Girard, Philip. "Children, Church, Migration and Money: Three Tales o f Child Custody in Nova Scotia." Children's Voices in Atlantic Literature and Culture: Essays on Childhood. Edited by Hilary Thompson. Guelph: Canadian Children's Press, 1997.10-23; Girard, Philip. "Victorian Philanthropy and Child Rescue: The Career of Emma Stirling in Scotland and Nova Scotia, 1860–95." Myth, Migration and the Making of Memory: Scotia and Nova Scotia c. 1700–1990. Edited by Marjory Harper and Michael E. Vance. Halifax: The Gorsebrook Research Institute, 1999.218-231.
  11. ^ Stirling, Emma (1861). The History of a Pin. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

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