Municipality of the District of Shelburne

District of Shelburne, officially named the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, is a district municipality comprising the eastern section of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, but does not include the Towns of Shelburne or Lockeport. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. It is home to the Bowers Meadows Wilderness Area.^[2]

District of Shelburne
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Shelburne
Coat of arms
Motto:  From Ocean To Forest
Location of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne
Coordinates: 43.85°N 65.282778°W / 43.85; -65.282778
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Shelburne
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts         Federal	South Shore—St. Margaret's
Provincial	Shelburne
Government
• Type	Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne
• Warden	Penny Smith
Area [1]
• Land	1,816.71 km2 (701.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,336
• Density	2.4/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Change 2016-21	1.1%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Dwellings	2735
Median Income*	$40,415 CDN
Seat	Shelburne, Nova Scotia
Website	Official website
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	5,359	—
1986	5,365	+0.1%
1991	5,450	+1.6%
1996	5,315	−2.5%
2001	4,925	−7.3%
2006	4,828	−2.0%
2011	4,408	−8.7%
2016	4,288	−2.7%
2021	4,336	+1.1%
Source: Statistics Canada [3][4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne had a population of 4,336 living in 2,059 of its 2,735 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 4,288. With a land area of 1,816.71 km² (701.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km² (6.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Mother tongue language (2006)[5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 4,630 97.17% Other languages 85 1.78% French only 50 1.05%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[6] Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%) Canadian 2,285 56.5% English 1,135 28.1% Scottish 825 20.4% Irish 575 14.2% German 760 18.8% French 335 8.3% Dutch (Netherlands) 215 5.3% Welsh 145 3.6% North American Indian 115 2.8% Métis 115 2.8%

Communities

The following communities are included within the Municipality of the District of Shelburne:

• Allendale
• Arnold
• Atlantic
• Birchtown
• Blanche
• Canada Hill
• Carleton Village
• Churchover
• Clyde River
• East Green Harbour
• East Jordan
• East Sable River
• East Side of Ragged Island
• Granite Village
• Greenwood
• Gunning Cove
• Indian Fields
• Ingomar
• Jordan Bay
• Jordan Branch
• Jordan Falls
• Jordan Ferry
• Little Harbour
• Little Port L'Hebert
• Lockeport Station
• Louis Head
• Lower Jordan Bay
• Lower Ohio
• Lower Sandy Point
• Lydgate
• McNutts Island
• Middle Ohio
• North East Harbour
• North West Harbour
• Ohio
• Osborne Harbour
• Pleasant Point
• Port Clyde
• Port L'Hebert
• Port Saxon
• Rockland
• Roseway
• Round Bay
• Sable River
• Sable River Station
• Sable River West
• Sandy Point
• Upper Clyde River
• Upper Ohio
• Welshtown
• West Green Harbour
• West Middle Sable
• Western Head

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:^[7]

Highways Hwy 103

Trunk Routes Trunk 3

Collector Routes: Route 203 Route 309

External Routes: None

See also

• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia