Municipality of the District of Digby




District municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada



















































































Digby
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Digby

Location of the Municipality of the District of Digby
Location of the Municipality of the District of Digby

Coordinates: 44°22′N 65°42′W / 44.367°N 65.700°W / 44.367; -65.700Coordinates: 44°22′N 65°42′W / 44.367°N 65.700°W / 44.367; -65.700
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 Jimmy MacAlpine[1]
Area
[2]

 • Land 1,657.33 km2 (639.90 sq mi)
Population
(2016)[2]

 • Total 7,107
 • Density 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-16


Decrease4.8%
 • Census Ranking

509 of 5,008
Time zone
UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-3 (ADT)
Dwellings 4,048
Median Income* $38,062 CDN
Website Official website

  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)


Digby, officially named the Municipality of the District of Digby, is a district municipality in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.


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




Contents






  • 1 Demographics


  • 2 Communities


  • 3 Access routes


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Demographics


In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Digby recorded a population of 7,107 living in 3,264 of its 4,048 total private dwellings, a change of −4.8% from its 2011 population of 7,463. With a land area of 1,657.33 km2 (639.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.2884.3/km2 (11.10611.1/sq mi) in 2016.[3]





































































Ethnic Groups (2006)[6]
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




  • 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 municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:[7]













See also


  • List of municipalities in Nova Scotia


References





  1. ^ "New warden for Digby municipality - Jimmy MacAlpine succeeds Linda Gregory as council chair". Digby Courier. November 7, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 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}


  2. ^ ab 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia


  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.


  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


  5. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia


  6. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia


  7. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas
    ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85





External links


  • Official website








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