Truro, Nova Scotia
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| Nickname(s): Hub of Nova Scotia | |||
| Motto: Begun In Faith, Continued In Determination | |||
 Truro
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| Coordinates: 45°21′53″N 63°16′48″W / 45.36472°N 63.28000°WCoordinates: 45°21′53″N 63°16′48″W / 45.36472°N 63.28000°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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 Nova Scotia
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| Municipality | Colchester County | ||
| Founded | 1759 | ||
| Incorporated | May 6, 1875 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Truro Town Council | ||
| • Mayor | W.R. (Bill) Mills | ||
| • MLA | Lenore Zann (NDP) | ||
| • MP | Bill Casey (L) | ||
| Area (2016) | |||
| • Total | 34.49 km2 (13.32 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 12,261 | ||
| • Density | 355.5/km2 (921/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code span | B2N | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 & 782 | ||
| Telephone Exchanges | 902-305, 843, 890, 893, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899, 956, 957, 986 | ||
| Highways |
 Hwy 104 (TCH) Hwy 102 Trunk 4 Route 236 Route 311
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| Median household income (2005) | $37,056 | ||
| Total private dwellings | 6,574 | ||
| NTS Map | 011E06 | ||
| GNBC Code | CBMKT | ||
| Website | truro.ca | ||
Truro is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay.
The Mi'kmaq name for the Truro area, "Wagobagitik" meaning "end of the water's flow", was shortened by Acadian settlers to "Cobequid" who arrived in the area in the early 1700s and by 1727 had established a small village near the present downtown site of Truro known as "Vil Bois Brule" (Village in the burnt wood). Many Acadians in this region left in the Acadian Exodus which preceded the Expulsion of the Acadians in 1755, the town was resettled in 1761 by Presbyterians of predominantly Ulster Scottish origin who came from Ireland via New England. It is named after the city of Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Originally a small farming community, the construction of the Nova Scotia Railway between Halifax, and Pictou in 1858 caused the municipality to experience a fast rate of growth which increased even more when the railway connected to central Canada in 1872 and became the Intercolonial Railway. The Intercolonial, which later became the Canadian National Railway built a large roundhouse and rail yard in Truro. Further rail links to Cape Breton and to the Annapolis Valley through the Dominion Atlantic Railway in 1905 made the town even more a transportation hub for Nova Scotia. The railway also attracted industries such as the Truro Woolen Mills in 1870 (which later became Stanfield's) and provincial institutions like the provincial Normal School (later the Nova Scotia Teachers College) and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. The town officially incorporated in 1875. Many figures from the town's past are featured in over 40 tree sculptures which were carved in tree trunks after Truro lost most of its Elm trees to Dutch Elm Disease in the 1990s. The history of the town and surrounding county is preserved at the Colchester Historical Museum (c.1900-1901), which is designated under the provincial Heritage Property Act.
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