Lower Sackville
| Lower Sackville | |
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| Suburban Community | |
Aerial view of Lower Sackville
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 Map of Sackville planning area in Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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 Lower Sackville
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| Coordinates: 44°46′35″N 63°41′44″W / 44.77639°N 63.69556°WCoordinates: 44°46′35″N 63°41′44″W / 44.77639°N 63.69556°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Nova Scotia
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| Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Founded | 1749 |
| Dissolved | April 1, 1996 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 41,379 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Canadian Postal code | B4C, B4E, B4G |
| Area code(s) | 902, 782 |
| Telephone Exchange | 252, 864, 865, 869 |
| Website | www |
Lower Sackville is a suburban community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is part of the urban area of Halifax.
First settled in August 1749 by Captain John Gorham, acting on orders from Governor Edward Cornwallis to establish a military fort named Fort Sackville (The community was named after George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville.) Lower Sackville is now one of the fastest growing communities in Nova Scotia, and contains a mix of residential and commercial development in the Sackville River valley, immediately north of the former town of Bedford. As the community grew, the beautiful oak trees that lined the main drive were cut down one by one due to poor urban planning, and as more homes were desired the farmlands deceased to make way for further urbanization.
Before amalgamation into the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996, Lower Sackville was an unincorporated part of Halifax County (2001 pop.: 27,941). This area of HRM experienced a 7% population growth rate between 1996-2001 (2006 pop.: approx. 35,000). In the 1950s and 60s it was a popular destination for Haligonians seeking entertainment at the drive-in theater, WW2 bomber plane ice cream attraction and Sackville Downs harness racing track which provided entertainment until it closed in 1986.
A result of its unincorporated status before 1996, Lower Sackville and adjacent unincorporated communities such as Middle Sackville and Upper Sackville did not benefit from appropriate planning and are examples of urban sprawl. The community's growth reflects its central location, near both Halifax and Dartmouth, with easy access to Highway 102, Highway 101 and Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Proximity to downtown Halifax and Burnside and Bayers Lake Industrial Parks gives the suburbs of Lower Sackville the advantages of employment opportunities and services of a larger city, and is typical of most commuter communities experiencing growth in North America.
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