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Kingsburg | |
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Community | |
Coordinates: 44°16′35.9″N 64°15′57.2″W / 44.276639°N 64.265889°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
Municipality | Lunenburg Municipality |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Highest elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-4 ( AST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Canadian Postal code | |
Area code | 902 |
Telephone Exchanges | 764, 766 |
NTS Map | 21A8 Lunenburg |
GNBC Code | CBFUW [1] |
Website |
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Kingsburg is a village in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The community is located approximately 130 kilometres from Halifax.
Kingsburg is also a protected cape.[ citation needed]
King George III issued a land grant of approximately 1350 acres to foreign Protestant settlers, Leonard Hirtle, John Mossman, Peter Knack, Christian Hartman, John Kayser and Jacob Moser on July 5, 1787. [2]
For decades, Kingsburg was a fishing and farming community. By the middle of the twentieth century, with the widespread decline of small-scale Atlantic fishery, most fishing culture had disappeared.[ citation needed]
The evolution of Kingsburg into a vacation and retirement destination has had an impact on the population of the village.[ citation needed] About 80% of the houses are vacant during most of the year.[ citation needed]
Much of the rural infrastructure for Upper and Lower Kingsburg is centered in Riverport, Nova Scotia. This includes Riverport Electric, the first municipal utility incorporated in Nova Scotia, the Riverport & District Fire Department, Riverport & District Community Center, Riverport Community School and Riverport Post Office.[ citation needed]
The Kingsburg Peninsula extends from Rose Bay, around the headlands of Rose Head, Hell Point and Gaff Point to the LaHave River estuary. [3] The Greater Kingsburg Peninsula includes the defined area plus West Ironbound Island. Neighbouring areas to the Kingsburg Peninsula include Upper Kingsburg and Lower Rose Bay.