Urbania is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. Urbania was consistently the location of a post office serving the surrounding area from July 1 1870 until June 30 1966 when a new postal route was established in Shubenacadie. Present day Urbania consists mostly of farmland.
History
Urbania was settled around 1822 and known as Carleton until 1860. The name "Urbania" is considered indicative of the hopes of the inhabitants when it was chosen as a name, deriving from urbis, Latin for "city".
In 1956, Urbania had a population of 87 people.
