# Masstown

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{{Short description|Community in Nova Scotia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2013}}
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'''Masstown''' (formerly '''Cobequid''') is an [unincorporated](/source/unincorporated_area) community in the Canadian province of [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), located approximately {{convert|17|km|mi}} from [Truro](/source/Truro%2C_Nova_Scotia).

== History ==
Masstown has its beginnings with French settlers, known as [Acadians](/source/Acadians). They first settled in this area near the [Cobequid Bay](/source/Cobequid_Bay) in {{start date and age|1705|p=y}}. The Acadian culture consisted primarily of farming; remains of [marshland](/source/marshland) [dykes](/source/Levee), that cover the entire coast of the community, indicate their advanced farming systems. Once an old Acadian settlement, Masstown was the site of the first Acadian church in [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia), and a cairn is erected at the nearby United Church to commemorate this former landmark. The subsequent Catholic Church inspired the community's name: "Mass" town.

== Present-day community ==
Masstown is located 15 minutes west of [Truro](/source/Truro%2C_Nova_Scotia) on [Nova Scotia Trunk 2](/source/Nova_Scotia_Trunk_2) or Exit 12 off [Nova Scotia Highway 104](/source/Nova_Scotia_Highway_104). The small farming community has a local market and now a Tim Hortons and Greco. The local market, the [Masstown Market](/source/Masstown_Market) is a tourist attraction for the community as well as the fish market and restaurants and diners nearby. Masstown Market is a popular halfway stop for people travelling between [Moncton](/source/Moncton) and [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia).

== Demographics ==
In the [2021 Canadian census](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Masstown had a population of 156 living in 62 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:156-164}}|164|1}} from its 2016 population of 164. With a land area of {{cvt|0.76|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|156|0.76|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=[Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada) | date=9 February 2022 | accessdate=May 9, 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite NSplaces |pages=420-421 |access-date=14 July 2025}}

{{NSColchester}}

Category:Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia
Category:Communities in Colchester County
Category:Designated places in Nova Scotia

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