It was operated by Andrew Downs, and was approximately 40 ha (99 acres) in size, but closed in 1868.

[2] In 1896, the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth used the land for Mount Olivet Cemetery (Halifax), a Roman Catholic cemetery.

Although an established neighbourhood of Halifax, Fairmount does not have demographic estimates.

Although there is only one transit route that serves the neighbourhood, Route 26 (Springvale) connects to the Mumford Terminal--which the transit-user can use to get other communities and terminals throughout the urban area of Halifax.

This Halifax County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub.