Antigonish

Antigonish Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr
Town
St. Ninian's Cathedral
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Antigonish Location of Antigonish in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°37′22″N 61°59′30″W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Antigonish County
Founded	1784
Incorporated	January 9, 1889
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Mayor	Sean Cameron
• Governing Body	Antigonish Town Council
• MLA	Michelle Thompson (Progressive Conservative)
• MP	Sean Fraser (L)
Area  (2021)
• Town	4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
• Urban	5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Highest elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Town	4,656
• Density	934.5/km2 (2,420/sq mi)
• Urban	5,620
• Urban density	955.7/km2 (2,475/sq mi)
Demonym	Antigonisher
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	B2G
Area code	902
Telephone Exchanges	318 338 604 735 863 867 870 872 908 948 968 971 995
Median household income, 2020 (all households)	$54,800
NTS Map	011F12
GNBC Code	CAATB
Website	www.townofantigonish.ca
Places in Nova Scotia

Antigonish (/ˌæntɪɡəˈnɪʃ/; Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr, pronounced [am palə muːɾ]) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Citations

Works cited

• Walsh, Patrick (1989). The History of Antigonish. Antigonish, N.S.: Scotia Design Publications. p. 320. ISBN 0-920147-02-X.

Other websites

Media related to Antigonish, Nova Scotia at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Antigonish