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Hammonds Plains is a community within the urban area of Municipality of Halifax, in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Hammonds Plains
Suburban Community
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates:
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax
CommunityHammonds Plains
Municipal DistrictDistrict 13 (Hammonds Plains-St. Margaret's)
Area
[1]
 • Total33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
Area code902

History


Hammonds Plains was established as a settlement area for United Empire Loyalists in 1786 along a road running from Birch Cove on Bedford Basin to St. Margaret's Bay. Landowners voted to name the road after the popular outgoing Lt. Governor Andrew Snape Hamond.[2] Further settlers arrived with disbanded soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars and Black Refugees from the War of 1812. The settlement was also the eastern end of the Old Annapolis Road intended to create a settled corridor and transportation link between Halifax and Annapolis Royal. While the Annapolis Road never developed, settlement opened up the a modest amount of viable farmland and more significantly developed many saw mills.


Geography


Hammonds Plains in Nova Scotia

The Government of Nova Scotia defines Hammonds Plains as adjacent to Bedford-and-Lucasville to the east; Upper Sackville-and-Middle Sackville to the north; Stillwater Lake, Timberlea, and Upper Tantallon to the south; and Upper Hammonds Plains to the west.[3] The community is situated along the isthmus of the Chebucto Peninsula with its centre located along Highway 213 (Hammonds Plains Road).

The Hammonds Plains region is rich in small lakes and is a dormitory area for Halifax. Many homes lie on large unserviced lots, except in the Kingswood subdivision where 90% of the units have municipal water service and along the Hammonds Plains Road itself where there are several small businesses involved in automobile repair, waste management, physiotherapy clinics, and other maintenance activities. The population grew rapidly in the 1990s, particularly in subdivisions at the western end of the Hammonds Plains Road. Halifax's water comes from Pockwock Lake which lies north of Hammonds Plains. The landmass of Hammonds Plains is approximately 3,331 ha (8,230 acres).[4]

As of 2021, Hammonds Plains Road--the urban area (population centre) of Hammonds Plains--had a landmass of 318 hectares (3.18 km2).[5]


Residential Subdivisions



Activities


Glen Arbour Golf Course is located at 40 Club House Lane. It boasts an 18-hole championship golf course that has hosted many tournaments, including the LPGA Canadian Women’s Open and the Telus World Skins Game.

Atlantic Splash Adventure is located on Lucasville Road and features a Waterpark with 8 water slides, go-karts, and other attractions.

An annual cycling event called Close To Home: The Tour of Hammonds Plains links the earliest settled areas with the new subdivisions.


Demographics


Hammonds Plains is a well-established community--however--the demographic information available from Statistics Canada pertains to the urban area (retired population centre) of Hammonds Plains Road, not the community of Hammonds Plains.

The urban area (retired population centre) of Hammonds Plains Road had a population of 1,819 people living in 595 of its 602 total private dwellings as of 2021, a decrease of -2.2% from 1,859 people in 2016. Hammonds Plains Road had a population density of 572 people per km2.[6]


Transportation


Halifax Transit serves Hammonds Plains with Route 433 (Tantallon).[7] This route travels from Tantallon, passes-through Hammonds Plains, and arrives at the Lacewood Terminal in Clayton Park. If the transit-user wants to travel to a community within the urban area, the transit-user can use the Lacewood Terminal to connect to other transit routes.

Halifax Transit Routes


Education


Schools which service residents of Hammonds Plains include:

Services Blue Mountain Estates, Kingswood, and Kingswood North

Services Cedarwood, Glen Arbour, Highland Park, Maplewood, and White Hills

Waterstone is serviced schools in Middle Sackville: Sackville Heights Elementary/Junior High, Millwood High School


Notable residents



References


  1. "History of Hammonds Plains". hammondsplainshistoricalsociety.ca. Hammonds Plains Historical Society. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. Hamond, Andrew Snape, Dictionary of Canadian Biography
  3. "NSCAF Civic Address Finder". Department of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "History of Hammonds Plains". hammondsplainshistoricalsociety.ca. Hammonds Plains Historical Society. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  7. "Routes & Schedules". halifax.ca. Government of the Municipality of Halifax. Retrieved 3 August 2022.




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