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Kingsburg, Nova Scotia

Community in Nova Scotia, Canada

44°16′35.9″N 64°15′57.2″W / 44.276639°N 64.265889°W / 44.276639; -64.265889CountryCanadaProvinceNova ScotiaMunicipalityLunenburg MunicipalityElevation

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119 m (390 ft)Lowest elevation

0 m (0 ft)Time zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Canadian Postal code

B0J 2X0

Area code902Telephone Exchanges764, 766NTS Map21A8 LunenburgGNBC CodeCBFUW^[1]Websitewww.kingsburg.info

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]}

History

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.