Digby, Nova Scotia (municipal district)

Digby
Municipal district
Location of Digby Municipal District
Coordinates: 44°22′N 65°42′W / 44.367°N 65.700°WCoordinates: 44°22′N 65°42′W / 44.367°N 65.700°W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Digby
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts      Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Digby-Annapolis
Government
• Type	Digby Municipal Council
• Warden	Linda Gregory
Area[1]
• Land	1,655.88 km^2 (639.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	7,463
• Density	4.5/km^2 (12/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	6.5%
• Census Ranking	509 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings	4,376
Median Income*	$38,062 CDN
Website	digbydistrict.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Digby is a municipal district in Digby County, Nova Scotia.

The district forms the eastern part of Digby County and uses the legal name The Municipality of the District of Digby. It is one of three municipal units in the county, the other two being the town of Digby and the Clare municipal district.

Demographics

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1981 9,496 —     1986 9,543 +0.5% 1991 9,230 −3.3% 1996 8,926 −3.3% 2001 8,281 −7.2% 2006 7,986 −3.6% 2011 7,463 −6.5% [2]

Mother tongue language (2006)[3] Language Population Pct (%) English only 7,555 94.73% French only 285 3.58% Other languages 110 1.38% Both English and French 25 0.31%

Ethnic Groups (2006)^[4]

Ethnic Origin	Population	Pct (%)
Canadian	4,330	54.3%
English	2,905	36.4%
French	1,820	22.8%
Scottish	1,505	18.9%
Irish	1,260	15.8%
German	830	10.4%
North American Indian	485	6.1%
Dutch (Netherlands)	400	5.0%
Métis	275	3.4%
Acadian	170	2.1%

Communities

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• Bear River
• Brier Island
• Digby Neck
• Gilberts Cove
• Little River, Digby, Nova Scotia
• Long Island
• Morganville
• Plympton
• Pointe-de-l'Église / Church Point
• Smith's Cove
• Sandy Cove

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district, including external routes that start or finish at the district limits:^[5]

Highways Hwy 101

Trunk Routes Trunk 1

Collector Routes: Route 217 Route 303

External Routes: None

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia
2. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
3. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia
4. 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia
5. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85

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