Digby County, Nova Scotia
Digby County Comté de Digby (French) | |
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County | |
Location of Digby County, Nova Scotia | |
Coordinates: 44°18′N 65°48′W / 44.3°N 65.8°W / 44.3; -65.8Coordinates: 44°18′N 65°48′W / 44.3°N 65.8°W / 44.3; -65.8 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
District municipalities | Clare / Digby |
Towns | Digby |
Established | 1837 |
Incorporated | April 17, 1879 |
Electoral Districts Federal | West Nova |
Provincial | Digby-Annapolis / Clare |
Area [1] | |
• Land | 2,515.23 km2 (971.14 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[1][2] | |
• Total | 17,323 |
• Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-16 | 4.0% |
• Census Rankings - District municipalities Clare Digby - Towns Digby - Reserves Bear River 6 | 8,813 (431 of 5,008) 7,986 (458 of 5,008) 2,092 (2,074 of 5,008) 101 (4,415 of 5,008) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code(s) | 902 |
Dwellings | 9927 |
Median Income* | $38,284 CDN |
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Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Contents
1 History
2 Demographics
3 Communities
4 Access routes
5 Museums
6 Notable people
7 See also
8 References
History
It was named after the Township of Digby; this was named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby, who dispatched HMS Atalanta to convey Loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby, as part of their evacuation and resettlement following the American Revolutionary War. The Crown resettled thousands of Loyalists in Nova Scotia and other areas of Canada. Digby County was established in 1837. Previously, from August 17, 1759, when Nova Scotia was first divided into counties, this area had been part of Annapolis County.
In 1861, Digby County was divided into two sessional districts: Digby and Clare. These were eventually incorporated as district municipalities in 1879.
In addition to these two district municipalities, the county contains the Town of Digby and part of the Bear River Indian (First Nations) reserve. Also, there is Digby Neck leading into the Bay of Fundy to Long Island and Brier Island.
Demographics
As a census division in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Digby County recorded a population of 17,323 living in 8,043 of its 9,927 total private dwellings, a change of −4% from its 2011 population of 18,036. With a land area of 2,516.43 km2 (971.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.8846.9/km2 (17.82917.8/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
Population trend[4][5]
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Communities
- Towns
- Digby
- Villages
- Freeport
- Tiverton
- Westport
- Weymouth
- Reserves
- Bear River 6
- District municipalities
- Municipality of the District of Clare
- Municipality of the District of Digby
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county boundary:[8]
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Museums
The county's history is preserved at the Admiral Digby Museum as well as several community museums.
Notable people
- Coline Campbell
- Joseph Willie Comeau
- Phil Comeau
- Alfred Gilpin Jones
- Herbert Ladd Jones
- William M. Jones
- Sam Langford
- John Elkanah Morton
- George Nowlan
- Henri M. Robicheau
- Adam Smith
- Pop Smith
- Robert Thibault
- Martin Welch
- Maud Lewis
See also
- List of communities in Nova Scotia
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Digby County, Nova Scotia. |
^ ab 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby County, Nova Scotia
^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Censuses 1871-1941
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
^ Statistics Canada: 2011 census
^ 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Digby County, Nova Scotia
^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85
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