Belnan, Nova Scotia

Lower Nine Mile River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants .

Elmsdale (2011 population: 3,034) is an unincorporated Canadian village and community located on the boundary of Hants County and Halifax County in Nova Scotia.

Hardwoodlands is a community in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in The Municipality of the District of East Hants in Hants County. Hardwoodlands remains a rural community today. The main road Highway 14 (Hardwoodlands Rd.) connects the community to the Trans-Canada Highway and to the other rural community Nine Mile River.

Lantz is a designated place located on the Shubenacadie River between the communities of Milford and Elmsdale, in the Municipality of East Hants and the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lantz was considered by Statistics Canada as a "Retired population centre."As of 2011, the population according to Nova Scotia government was 3,326 but only 1,533 according to Statistics Canada. In 2016 Census, Statistics Canada reported the population of Lantz was 2,229, an increase of 45.4%.

Enfield is an urban community located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Halifax Stanfield International Airport in the Shubenacadie Valley on the border of Hants and Halifax counties in Nova Scotia, Canada. Specifically, Enfield exists in both the East Hants Municipal District and Halifax and is divided by the Shubenacadie River.

Nine Mile River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants. It takes its name from the river which flows through it. It is District 9 for the Municipality of East Hants, and currently served by Councillor Eldon Hebb.

Oldham is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was named for Oldham in the Greater Manchester area.Oldham was a gold mining community in the 1930s and 1940s. It is located about 2.5 km from the local town of Enfield. Oldham was a place for travellers to stop while en route from the Guysbrough Rd to Enfield, Halifax, and other surrounding areas. The family name Cole is prominent in the community with many other family names such as Whidden, Chaplin, Graham, Miuse, McPhail, Dowell, Dunfords, Publicover, Browns, Reeves. Many families are related to each other and Oldham is a tight-knit community. Baseball and hockey were also games that the kids would play on the dirt road and in the fields.

Dutch Settlement is a Canadian rural community`in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Situated in the Shubenacadie Valley, Dutch Settlement is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality and is serviced by Route 277. It was originally called Keyes or Keysfield after William Keys (Keyes) in 1786. The present name is a tribute to the number of German immigrants who moved to the area. The word "Dutch" is an anglicized version of "Deutsch". The community is immediately adjacent to the communities of Carroll's Corner and Lantz.

Shubenacadie 13 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Halifax County, Nova Scotia. It is administratively part of the Shubenacadie First Nation. Michael Francklin established the reserve in 1779.

Indian Brook 14 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Hants County, Nova Scotia. In the 2016 Census, the reserve has 1,089 residents.It is administratively part of the Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation.

Shubenacadie Grand Lake is a large Canadian lake straddling the Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants county on mainland Nova Scotia. It drains into the Shubenacadie River at its northeastern outlet. The lake is the seventh and largest lake in the Shubenacadie Canal system and is located between Lock 5 and 6. Shubenacadie Grand Lake hosts two provincial parks, Laurie Provincial Park and Oakfield Provincial Park, both on its eastern shore. Shubenacadie Grand Lake has been under blue-green algae advisories during recent warm seasons due to harmful algal blooms. Deaths among dogs in Atlantic Canada have been associated with their consumption of cyanobacteria toxin-contaminated water. An increasing frequency of algal blooms may be attributable to the effects of climate change.

Milford (pop. 1,000) is a rural Canadian village in Nova Scotia's East Hants municipal district and Halifax Regional Municipality in the Shubenacadie Valley . The official community includes the areas of Milford Station and East Milford.