Harrietsfield is a rural

Rural

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  residential community in the Western region of the Halifax Regional Municipality in district 18 on the Chebucto Peninsula

Chebucto Peninsula

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 on the Old Sambro Road (Route 306

Nova Scotia Route 306

Route 306 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality and connects Spryfield at Route 349 with Sambro at Route 349.It is also known as the "Old Sambro Road."- Communities:*Spryfield...

) 10 kilometers from Downtown Halifax

Downtown Halifax

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History

The community is named after the wife of Colonel William Thompson who lived in the area in the 1780s. In 1790, Casper Gruber arrived, and nine other families by 1827. The community's population has been increasing slowly because of easy access to Halifax

Halifax Peninsula

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 via the Old Sambro Road.

Communications

• Telephone exchange
  Telephone exchange
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   902
  Area code 902
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   - 479
• First three digits of postal code
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   - B3V
• Internet - Cable
  Cable internet
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  - Eastlink
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Demographics

• Total Population - 849
• Total Dwellings - 327
• Total Land Area - 9.1977 km²