Mulgrave, Nova Scotia

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Mulgrave, Nova Scotia

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Mulgrave
—  Town  —

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Nickname(s): Deep Water Port
Motto: "Come be a part of our Family"
Mulgrave is located in Nova Scotia
Mulgrave
Location of Mulgrave, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°36′48″N 61°23′30″W / 45.61333°N 61.39167°W / 45.61333; -61.39167
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
Municipality Guysborough County
Founded 1800
Incorporated December 1, 1923
Government
 • Mayor Marney Simmons
 • Governing Body Mulgrave Town Council
 • MLA Jim Boudreau (NDP)
 • MP Rodger Cuzner (L)
Area
 • Total 17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi)
Elevation 48 m (157 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 879
 • Density 49.4/km2 (128/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
Postal code B0E 2G0
Area code(s) 902
Telephone Exchange 747
Median Earnings* $40,339
NTS Map 011F11
GNBC Code CBAQK
Website http://townofmulgrave.ca
*Median household income, 2005 ($) (all households)

Coordinates: 45°36′48″N 61°23′30″W / 45.61333°N 61.39167°W / 45.61333; -61.39167 (Mulgrave Nova Scotia) Mulgrave is a town on the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada; immediately across from the town of Port Hawkesbury. As of 2006 the population was 853 The town was first settled in 1800 by British Loyalists and known as McNair's Cove. The current name was adopted in 1859, and Mulgrave was incorporated in 1923.

From the 1890s until 1955, a railway line ran from Linwood to Mulgrave, from where a ferry service operated to Point Tupper.

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