Kingsburg, Nova Scotia
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Kingsburg | |
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Community | |
 Kingsburg From Beach Hill | |
  Kingsburg Location of the Kingsburg, Nova Scotia | |
| 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 | www |
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]
Economy
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]
Geography
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.
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Kingsburg
Shobac Cottages, and a troop barn
Pioneer cemetery overlooking Hirtle's Beach
Kingsburg Beach
Kingsburg
