Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia

Coordinates: 44°40′58″N 63°55′00″W / 44.68278°N 63.91667°W / 44.68278; -63.91667

Head of St. Margarets Bay
Rural Community
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
Municipality Halifax Regional Municipality
Community council Western Region Community Council
Planning Area St. Margarets Bay
Population (2006 census)
  Total 824
Head of St. Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia

Head of St. Margarets Bay is a rural community on the northeast corner of St. Margarets Bay. The community is in the Halifax Regional Municipality, 40 km west from Halifax via on Trunk 3.

History

The bay was named after Samuel de Champlain's mother Marguerite. His map of 1612 shows the bay as St. Marguerite Baie.

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