Kentville

Also known as Kensington, Nova Scotia, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Kentville, NS

The Town of Kentville is an incorporated town in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the most populous town in the Annapolis Valley. As of 2021, the town's population was 6,630. Its census agglomeration is 26,929.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kentville/Obsitquetchk
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.motto: "Magna E Parva"
Settlement.image_skyline: CornwallisInnKentville.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 275px
Settlement.image_caption: The iconic Cornwallis Inn, now Main Street Station, in Downtown Kentville
Settlement.image_flag: Kentville Logo Tag CLR.png
Settlement.image_seal: Kentville NS seal.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nova Scotia#Canada
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Kentville, Nova Scotia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize

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Contents

History
Acadian settlement
English settlement
Mi'Kmaq and African Nova Scotian communities
Growth
Post war challenges
Demographics
Industries
Electric utility (sold 1997)
Community events
Climate
Famous residents
Education
Recreation
Sister city
See also
Notes
References
External links

==History== Kentville/Obsitquetchk owes its location to the Cornwallis River which, downstream from the Town, becomes a large tidal river at the Minas Basin. The riverbank at the current location of Kentville provided an easy fording point. The Mi'kmaq name for the location was "Obsitquetchk". The ford and later the bridge in Kentville made the area an important crossroads for other settlements in the Annapolis Valley. Kentville also marked the limit of navigation of sailing ships.