Editing Nova Scotia (section)

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Nova Scotia}}

===Population===
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[[File:Canada Nova Scotia Density 2016.png|thumb|right|Population density map of Nova Scotia ({{circa}} 2016) with county and regional municipality borders shown.]]

=== Ethnicity ===
{{Main|Demographics of Nova Scotia#Ethnic Origin}}
According to the 2016 Canadian census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=12&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&SearchText=Nova+Scotia&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1&type=1 |title=Population by selected ethnic origins, by province and territory (2016 Census) (Nova Scotia) |author=Statistics Canada |author-link=Statistics Canada |date=November 2017 |access-date=15 November 2021 |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115194931/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=12&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&SearchText=Nova+Scotia&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1&type=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> the largest ethnic group in Nova Scotia is [[Scottish people|Scottish]] (30.0%), followed by English (28.9%), Irish (21.6%), French (16.5%), German (10.7%), First Nations (5.4%), Dutch (3.5%), Métis (2.9%), and Acadian (2.6%). 42.6% of respondents identified their ethnicity as "[[Canadian ethnicity|Canadian]]".<!--*NOTE, this adds up to 122.1%, before the 42.6% Canadian, and excluding the groups represented in smaller numbers, so assume some overlap of ethnicities!*-->

=== Language ===
{{Main|Demographics of Nova Scotia#Languages}}
{{See also|Maritimer English|Cape Breton English|Acadian French|Canadian Gaelic}}
As of the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Canadian Census]], the ten most spoken languages in the province included English (951,945 or 99.59%), French (99,300 or 10.39%), Arabic (11,745 or 1.23%), Hindi (10,115 or 1.06%), Spanish (8,675 or 0.91%), Mandarin (8,525	or 0.89%), [[punjabi language|Punjabi]] (6,730 or 0.7%), German (6,665 or 0.7%), Miꞌkmaq (5,650 or 0.59%), and [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (5,595 or 0.59%).<ref name="language2021">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=17 August 2022 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Nova Scotia [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A000212&HEADERlist=,15,13,18,12,16,14,17&SearchText=Nova%20Scotia |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818000838/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A000212&HEADERlist=,15,13,18,12,16,14,17&SearchText=Nova%20Scotia |url-status=live}}</ref> The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses.

The [[2021 Canadian census]] showed a population of 969,383. Of the 958,990 singular responses to the census question concerning [[mother tongue]], the most commonly reported languages were:
[[File:Nouvelle-Ecosse langues.png|thumb|Languages in Nova Scotia:<br>red – majority anglophone, orange – mixed, blue – majority francophone]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Rank
! Language
! Population
! Percentage
|- 
|1.
|English
|868,365
|89.57%
|-
|2.
|French
|34,675
|3.57%
|-
|3.
|Arabic
|9,560
|0.98%
|-
|4.
|Mandarin
|7,185
|0.74%
|-
|5.
|Punjabi
|5,335
|0.55%
|-
|6.
|Tagalog
|4,255
|0.43%
|-
|7.
|Mi'kmaw
|3,990
|0.41%
|-
|8.
|German
|3,480
|0.35%
|-
|9.
|Spanish
|3,075
|0.31%
|-
|10.
|Hindi
|3,020
|0.31%
|}

Figures shown are for the number of single-language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/tbt-tt/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=103251&PRID=0&PTYPE=101955&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2011&THEME=90&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |title=Detailed Mother Tongue (192), Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Age Groups (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830155022/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/tbt-tt/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=103251&PRID=0&PTYPE=101955&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2011&THEME=90&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Gaidhealtachd-chanadach.svg|thumb|Distribution of [[Scottish Gaelic]] in [[the Maritimes]]]]
Nova Scotia is home to the largest [[Scottish Gaelic]]-speaking community outside of Scotland, with a small number of native speakers in [[Pictou County]] and [[Antigonish County]], and on [[Cape Breton Island]], and the language is taught in a number of secondary schools throughout the province. In 2018 the government launched a new Gaelic vehicle licence plate to raise awareness of the language and help fund Gaelic language and culture initiatives. They estimated that there were 2,000 Gaelic speakers in the province.<ref name="plate">{{cite news |title=Nova Scotia unveils Gaelic licence plate, as it seeks to expand language |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-unveils-gaelic-licence-plate-as-it-seeks-to-expand-language-1.3910559#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=Facebook&_gsc=sEr8tNZ |access-date=2 May 2018 |work=Atlantic CTV News |agency=The Canadian Press |date=1 May 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816082804/https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-unveils-gaelic-licence-plate-as-it-seeks-to-expand-language-1.3910559#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=Facebook&_gsc=sEr8tNZ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
{{Main|Demographics of Nova Scotia#Religion}} 
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Nova Scotia included:<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=26 October 2022 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Nova%20Scotia&DGUIDlist=2021A000212&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101122312/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Nova%20Scotia&DGUIDlist=2021A000212&GENDERlist=1%2C2%2C3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (556,115 persons or 58.2%)
*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (359,395 persons or 37.6%)
*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (14,715 persons or 1.5%)
*[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (8,460 persons or 0.9%)
*[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (4,735 persons or 0.5%)
*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (2,955 persons or 0.3%)
*[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (2,195 persons or 0.2%)
*[[Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indigenous Spirituality]] (1,090 persons or 0.1%)
*Other (6,195 persons or 0.6%)

According to the 2011 census, the largest denominations by number of adherents were Christians with 78.2%. About 21.18% were non-religious and 1% were [[Muslims]]. [[Jews]], [[Hindus]], and [[Sikhs]] constitute around 0.20%.<ref name="religion2011d">{{cite web |url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130508/dq130508b-eng.htm?HPA |title=Religions in Canada—Census 2011 |date=8 May 2013 |publisher=Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=19 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219142107/http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/130508/dq130508b-eng.htm?HPA |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1871, the largest religious denominations were Presbyterian with 103,500 (27%); Roman Catholic with 102,000 (26%); Baptist with 73,295 (19%); Anglican with 55,124 (14%); Methodist with 40,748 (10%), Lutheran with 4,958 (1.3%); and Congregationalist with 2,538 (0.65%).<ref>A history and geography of Nova Scotia by John Burgess Calkin: p. 88</ref>