Hebbville, Nova Scotia, is a charming incorporated village nestled in Lunenburg County, Canada. With a population of 796 as of 2021, this quaint village borders the bustling town of Bridgewater and several other unincorporated communities. It also shares its southern border with the serene Fancy Lake.
The village of Hebbville is steeped in history, with its name derived from the Hebb family, a name that continues to hold prominence in the area today. Until about a century ago, the village was known as Hebbs Mills, a nod to the three mills owned by the Hebb family. These mills were powered by the water flowing from Hebb Lake, which now serves as the water supply for the town of Bridgewater, to Fancy Lake.
Today, Hebbville, Nova Scotia, boasts a small but thriving commercial base rooted in farming and automobiles. The major farming entities in the village are owned by the Hebb families, who are distantly related. Indian Garden Farms, located off Highway #3, grows a wide variety of fruit and vegetable crops for the local market. Adjacent to them on the Conquerall Mills Rd is another Hebb family farm, known as Stewart Hebb's Greenhouses. They specialize in greenhouse plants and claim to be the oldest Hebb farm in Nova Scotia, having worked the same piece of land since the late 18th century.
An auto row, populated with dealers such as Ford, Volkswagen, and Hyundai, is located just outside the Bridgewater town limits on Dufferin St, known as Highway #3 once in Hebbville.
The village is home to Hebbville Academy, a school serving grades PP-9 with a student population of 687. Constructed in 1997, the school offers a wide variety of modern teaching aids and serves as a collector school for much of the western part of the county.
Hebbville is also experiencing growth in subdivisions as people in Bridgewater seek areas with lower tax rates. Much new housing is in the planning stages along the William Hebb Road, which borders town limits.
According to the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hebbville had a population of 796 living in 334 of its 352 total private dwellings. This represents a slight decrease of -0.7% from its 2016 population of 802. With a land area of 15.79 km2 (6.10 sq mi), Hebbville had a population density of 50.4/km2 (130.6/sq mi) in 2021.
