Regional Centre, Halifax Regional Municipality

Regional Centre
Regional Centre
Municipal subregion
	Regional Centre Location in Nova Scotia
	Coordinates: 44°39′03″N 63°34′57″W / 44.65083°N 63.58250°W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Halifax Regional Municipality
Communities	Dartmouth, Halifax
Area
• Total	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	96,619
• Density	2,927/km2 (7,580/sq mi)
Telephone Exchanges	782, 902

The Regional Centre of the Halifax Regional Municipality is an area within Halifax that was designated in 2014 under the 2014 Regional Plan. The plan guides urban growth within the area for the foreseeable future.^[3]

Geography

The Regional Centre comprises portions of the communities of Dartmouth and Halifax. The total land area of the Regional Centre is 3,300 ha (8,200 acres).^[4]

Dartmouth segment

Dartmouth's portion of the Regional Centre is the land within Highway 111. The business district for the area is Downtown Dartmouth.

Halifax segment

Halifax's portion of the Regional Centre is solely the Halifax Peninsula. The business district for the area is Downtown Halifax.

Future growth nodes

Centre Plan "Package A" outlines ten future growth nodes throughout the Regional Centre,^[5] they are:

Dartmouth future growth nodes

Dartmouth Cove Lands
M District
Penhorn Lands
Shannon Park Lands

Halifax future growth nodes

Halifax Shopping Centre Lands
Joseph Howe Rail Lands
Kempt Road Lands
Strawberry Hill Lands
West End Mall Lands
Young Street Lands

Demographics

In 2016, 96,619 people lived within 55,332 dwellings throughout the municipal subregion. Furthermore, approximately 94,000 people work within the Regional Centre,^[6] which gives a commuter-adjusted population of approximately 190,619 people. The population density was approximately 29 inhabitants per hectare (2,900/km²; 7,500/sq mi).

Two goals of the plan is to increase the residential units by 18,000 units by 2031. Additionally, the plan is to increase the population from 96,619 people in 2016 to 130,000 people by 2031.^[7]

Government

Halifax Regional Council, is the Regional Centre's government. The Regional Centre includes the following districts:

District 3: Dartmouth South-Eastern Passage
District 4: Cole Harbour-Westphal-Lake Loon-Cherry Brook
District 5: Dartmouth Centre
District 6: Harbourview-Burnside-Dartmouth East
District 7: Halifax South Downtown
District 8: Halifax Peninsula North
District 9: Halifax West Armdale

References

^ "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (Package A)" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (Package A)" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[1] "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[2] "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[3] "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[4] "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[5] "Centre Plan "Package A"" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[6] "Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (Package A)" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

[7] "Regional Centre Secondary Municipal Planning Strategy (Package A)" (PDF). halifax.ca. Government of the Halifax Regional Municipality. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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