Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia

Upper Musquodoboit
Upper Musquodoboit
Upper Musquodoboit
Upper Musquodoboit is located in Nova Scotia
Upper Musquodoboit
Upper Musquodoboit
Coordinates: 45°05′N 62°34′W / 45.08°N 62.57°W / 45.08; -62.57
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
Area
 • Total
380.25 km2 (146.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
473
Time zoneAST
Area code902
Telephone exchange902-568

Upper Musquodoboit is a forestry and farming community in the northeastern reaches of the Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada within the Halifax Regional Municipality, 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Downtown Halifax. The community is located along the Musquodoboit River. The community had a population of 473 at the 2006 Census and the community has an area of 380.25 square kilometres (146.82 sq mi).[citation needed] Upper Musquodoboit is situated at the junction of Route 336 with Route 224.

Upper Musquodoboit Elementary School is the only school in the community. It teaches grades primary through six, and was built in 1962. As of 2017, there are 27 students enrolled in the school.[1] For children who are grade seven or higher, they go to Musquodoboit Rural High School (MRHS) for school.[2] Upper Musquodoboit also has a convenience store,[3] an auto-body shop[4] and a limestone mine.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated Elem". Halifax Regional School Board. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Musquodoboit Rural High". Halifax Regional School Board. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Upper Musquodoboit Mini Mart". Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Atwood's Autobody & Garage". Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Mosher Limestone". Mosher Limestone Co. Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2016.


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