Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia

Upper Musquodoboit
Village
Upper Musquodoboit
Upper Musquodoboit
Coordinates: 45°05′N 62°34′W / 45.08°N 62.57°WCoordinates: 45°05′N 62°34′W / 45.08°N 62.57°W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Post office Founded	N/A
Incorporated (Village)	N/A
Incorporated (Town)	N/A
Government
Area
• Total	380.25 km^2 (146.82 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	473
Time zone	AST
Area code(s)	902
Telephone exchange	902-568

Upper Musquodoboit is a forestry and farming community in the northeastern reaches of the Musquodoboit Valley, in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada, 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Downtown Halifax. The community is located along the Musquodoboit River. The community had a population of 473 at the 2006 Census and the community has an area of 380.25 square kilometres (146.82 sq mi).

Amenities

Upper Musquodoboit has 1 school: Upper Musquodoboit Elementary School, which teaches grades primary through 6. The school was built in 1962. In 2014, there were 41 students enrolled in the school.^[1] For children whom are grade 7 or higher, they go to Musquodoboit Rural High School (MRHS) for school.^[2] Upper Musquodoboit also has a convenience store,^[3] an auto-body shop^[4] and a limestone mine, named Mosher Limestone.^[5]

Transportation

Upper Musquodoboit is situated at the junction of Route 336 with Route 224.

References

1. "Upper Musquodoboit Consolidated Elem.". Halifax Regional School Board. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
2. "Musquodoboit Rural High". Halifax Regional School Board. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
3. "Upper Musquodoboit Mini Mart". Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
4. "Atwood's Autobody & Garage". Yellow Pages Digital & Media Solutions Limited. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
5. "Mosher Limestone". Mosher Limestone Co. Ltd. Retrieved 4 April 2016.