HRM 2006
Land Area: 5490.90 sq km
Urban Area: 262.65 sq km
Population:
HRM: 372,679
Urban: 282,924
Rural: 89,755
Halifax Regional Municipality,or what is commonly called Halifax, consists of several municipalities merged to form one larger municipality. It consists of Halifax Dartmouth, Bedford, and areas such as Sackville, Cole Harbour, Timberlea, Hammonds Plains and several other smaller communities.
Here are the real estate divisions as per MLS®
MLS® AREA | MAP Sub Districts (boundaries) |
1. Halifax Central |
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2. Halifax Quinpool South | (A) Cogswell St., Halifax Harbour, Inglis St, Robie St |
| (B) Quinpool Rd, Robie St, South St, Northwest Arm (C) South St, Inglis St, Northwest Arm, Halifax Harbour |
3. Halifax North | (A) Bedford Basin, Halifax Hbr, Lady Hammond Rd/Duffus St (B) Lady Hammond Rd/Duffus St, Halifax Harbour, Young St, Kempt Rd |
4. Halifax West | (A) Chebucto Rd/North St, Robie St, Quinpool Rd (B) Kempt Rd, North St, Connaught Av (C) Kemp Rd, Connaught Av, Chebucto Rd, Dutch Village Rd/Joe Howe Dr |
5. Fairmount, Clayton Park, Rockingham | (A) Rockingham, Beechwood Park, Clayton Park (B) Bridgeview (C) Sherwood Park, Wedgewood Park (D) Southwest Dunbrack between Radcliffe Dr and Rockingham Ridge Plaza (E) Clayton Park Shopping Centre area extending to Bayers Lake Industrial Park (F) Birch Cove, Kent Park, Prince's Lodge and Fernleigh (G) Kearney Lake Area between Halifax City Limits and Bicentennial Hwy. |
6. Fairview |
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7. Spryfield | (A) Cowie Hill, Spryfield (B) Leiblin Park, Thornhill (C) northeast of Herring Cove Rd bounded by Williams Lake Rd on the north, Williams Lake and Colpitts Lake to the northeast and Roach Pond in the south (D) Green Acres Area |
8. Purcell's Cove | (A) Armdale (includes Hwy 3 to Prospect turn-off Hwy 333) (B) Melville Cove, Flemming Heights (C) Boulderwood (D) Purcell's Cove (E) Ferguson's Cove, Herring Cove |
CLAYTON PARK SUBDIVISION
(Built 1962 - early 1980's)
Features:
- Easy commute to Halifax
- Close to all amenities
- Upper middle class community
- Parks, library, pool
- Duc' Danville (Primary-6)
- Clayton Park Junior High (7-9)
- Halifax West High (10-12)
Housing:
- Single detached
- Split Entry
- 2 Storey
- Condos
- Semi-detached
- Townhouses
- Apartments
CLAYTON PARK WEST SUBDIVISION
(Built 1997-2003)
Features:
- Easy commute to Halifax
- Close to all amenities; pool, library, golf
- Ethnically diverse, 2 dozen cultures represented
- Population in 2006; 23,000
- Park West (Primary-9)
- Halifax West High (10-12)
Housing:
- Single detached
- Semi-detached
- 2 Storey
- Townhouses
- Condos
- Apartments
FAIRMOUNT SUBDIVISION
(Built 1950's - 2006)
Features:
- Easy commute to downtown
- Walk to shopping
- Backs onto golf course
- Springvale Elementary (Primary - 6)
- St. Agnes Junior High (7-9)
- Queen Elizabeth High School (10-12) or
- St. Patricks High (10-12)
Housing:
- 2 Storey
- Combination of older and newer homes
FAIRVIEW AREA
(Built prior to 1950's)
Features:
- Easy commute to downtown, close proximity to major commuter routes
- Population in 2006; 13,000
- Close to shopping and all amenities
- Close to WD Piercey park
- Fairview Heights Elementary
- Fairview Heights Annex Elementary
- Ecole Burton Ettinger Elementary
- Fairview Junior High (7-9)
- Halifax West High (10-12)
Housing:
- Single detached
- Semi-detached
- 2 Storey
- Multiple unit
- 2 Storey
- Older homes
FLEMMING HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION
(Mainly built 1950's-1960's)
Features:
- Easy commute to downtown
- Well maintained & popular subdivision
- Treed lots
- 2 Yacht clubs nearby
- 2 Parks (Dingle and Sir Stanford Flemming) closeby
- John W McLeod Elementary (Primary - 6)
- Cunard Junior High (7-9)
- JL Ilsley High (10-12)
Housing:
- Single detached
- Semi-detached
- bungalows
PINE BLUFF SUBDIVISION
(Built primarily mid 1980's)
Features:
- 16 km from downtown Halifax
- Swimming lake in subdivision (Williams Lake)
- Popular subdivision
- Close to 2 yacht clubs
- Close to 2 parks (Dingle & Sir Stanford Flemming)
- John W McLeod Elementary (Primary - 6)
- Cunard Junior High (7-9)
- JL Ilsley High (10-12)
Housing:
- Single detached
- 2 Storey
- Executive homes
- Some water frontage
ROCKINGHAM
Features:
- First subdivision 1962
- Mount St. Vincent University
- Easy commute to downtown Halifax
- Rockingham Elementary (Primary - 6)
- Grosvenor-Wentowrth Park Elementary (Primary - 6)
- Duc d'Anville Elementary (Primary - 6)
- Park West (Primary - 9)
- Clayton Park Junior High (7-9)
- Halifax West (10-12)
SPRYFIELD COMMUNITY
Features:
- Playgrounds
- Lakes
- Sports Fields
- Hockey Rink & Gym
- Boys & Girls' Club of Spryfield
- Captain William Spry Public Library
- Captain Wm Spry Community Centre
- Spryfield Graffiti Tour
- We Are Spryfield
- Spryfield District Business Commission
French Immersion or English available from Primary
- Elizabeth Sutherland (Primary - 9)
- Central Spryfield School (Primary - 6)
- JL Ilsley High (10-12)
WEST END HALIFAX COMMUNITY
(Prior to 1960)
Features:
- Easy commute to downtown
- Close proximity to universities, hospitals and shopping
- Tree lined streets
- Very sought after and popular area
- Less expensive than South End
Schools:
Housing:
- Single detached
- 1 and 2 Storey
- Executive Homes
- Victorian Homes
- Multiple unit housing (students)
- Condos
SOUTH END HALIFAX COMMUNITY
(Prior to 1960's)
Features:
- Walking distance to universities, hospitals, shopping
- Most expensive area and very sought after
- Walking distance to just about anywhere
- Tree lined strrets
Schools:
Housing:
- Single detached
- 1 and 2 Storey
- Executive homes
- Multiple unit housing (students)
- Victorian homes
- Condos
ARMDALE COMMUNITY
STONERIDGE SUBDIVISION
Features:
- 15 minutes to downtown
- Hail Pond (good for swimming & canoeing)
- Walking trails within subdivision
- 10 minutes to universities and hospitals
- Chebucto Heights (Primary - 6)
- Cunard Junior High (7-9)
- JL Ilsley High (10-12)
Housing:
- Single detached
- 2 Storey
- Executive homes
- Condos
- Apartments
THE HYDROSTONE
(Built 1917)
Features:
- Cinderblock construction
- 10 streets
- Very popular area
Schools:
Housing:
- Single Family
- Semi detached
- Row Housing
- Multiple unit
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