Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Antigonish
Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr | ||
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Telephone Exchanges 318 338 604 735 863 867 870 872 908 948 968 971 995 | | |
Median household income, 2000 (all households) | $41,773 | |
NTS Map | 011F12 | |
GNBC Code | CAATB | |
Website | www | |
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
Antigonish had been the location of an annual
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
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
Antigonish is a service centre for the surrounding region that includes
Highway 104 Twinning
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
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
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 X-Ring and the Coady International Institute.
The elementary and secondary schools in Antigonish fall under the jurisdiction of the
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
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
- August Ames, pornographic actress
- Donald Chisholm, stockcar driver
- Mary-Colin Chisholm, stage, film and TV actor
- Mark Day (actor), film and TV actor
- Moses Coady, Catholic priest, adult educator, and leader of the Antigonish Movement
- Eric Gillis, 2008, 2012, 2016 Olympian (athletics-10,000m, marathon)
- MSM, fallen Canadian soldier
- Tareq Hadhad, Syrian-Canadian businessman, founder of Peace by Chocolate
- Max Haines, crime writer, columnist for the Toronto Sun
- Larry Lamb, English actor
- Edward Langille, university professor
- Craig MacDonald, former professional hockey player
- Garfield MacDonald, Olympic Athlete
- Promo Girl" on CBC Radio One
- Allan MacEachen, Liberal MP, cabinet minister, Senator
- Ryan MacGrath, musician and painter
- Al MacIsaac, Vice President Chicago Blackhawks
- 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
- Stephen McHattie, stage, film and TV actor
- Robyn Meagher, Olympic runner
- Carroll Morgan, Olympic heavyweight boxer
- Archbishop James Morrison, Catholic Bishop 1912
- Aleixo Muise, medical researcher and physician
- Anne Simpson, poet
- Iain Rankin, Canadian politician
- Sandy Silver, Premier, Yukon
- Wendell Smith, actor
- Lewis John Stringer, Cross of Valour (Canada) Recipient, Wall of Valour[17]
- The Trews, a rock band
Climate
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] | |||||||||||||
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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: | |||||||||||||
Source 2: The Weather Network[24][25] |
Gallery
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Main Street
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Gaelic and English road sign
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Antigonish Landing Wildlife Area
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Antigonish Highland Games
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St. Paul the Apostle Anglican Church
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Aerial view of North-west end
See also
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto, 2017
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- ^ 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)
- ^ "Biography – PUSHEE, NATHAN – Volume VII (1836–1850) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
- ^ The Casket Archived February 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1], Canada Year Book 1932
- ^ "Canada Year Book 1955" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ Census 1956–1961 Archived August 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Canada Year Book 1967" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^ [2], 1996 Census of Canada: Electronic Area Profiles
- ^ [3], Community Profiles from the 2006 Census, Statistics Canada – Census Subdivision
- ^ [4], Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Highway 104 at Antigonish". Government of Nova Scotia. Environment. April 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Newly twinned stretch of Highway 104 opens, bringing hope it will save lives". CBC News. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ General, The Office of the Secretary to the Governor (11 June 2018). "The Governor General of Canada".
- Environment Canada. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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- ^ "Southside Harbour, Nova Scotia". Statistics. The Weather Network. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Jimtown". Retrieved 11 November 2016.
Sources
- Walsh, Patrick (1989). The History of Antigonish. Antigonish, N.S.: Scotia Design Publications. p. 320. ISBN 0-920147-02-X.
External links
- Media related to Antigonish, Nova Scotia at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Antigonish