Municipality of the District of Digby

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.

Digby
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Digby
Location of the Municipality of the District of Digby
Coordinates: 44°22′N 65°42′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[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	4.8%
• 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)

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.

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%
2016	7,107	−4.8%
2021	7,242	+1.9%
Source: Statistics Canada:[3][4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Digby had a population of 7,242 living in 3,427 of its 4,099 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 7,107. With a land area of 1,654.59 km² (638.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.4/km² (11.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Mother tongue language (2006)[5] 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)[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

• Acaciaville
• Ashmore
• Barton
• Bayview
• Bear River
• Brier Island
• Brighton
• Central Grove
• Centreville
• Conway
• Culloden
• Doucetteville
• East Ferry
• Freeport
• Gilberts Cove
• Hillgrove
• Jordantown
• Little River, Digby, Nova Scotia
• Marshalltown
• Mink Cove
• Morganville
• North Range
• Plympton
• Rossway
• Sandy Cove
• Seabrook
• Sissiboo Falls
• Smith's Cove
• Tiddville
• Tiverton
• Westport
• Weymouth
• Weymouth Falls
• Whale 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]

Highways Hwy 101

Trunk Routes Trunk 1

Collector Routes: Route 217 Route 303

External Routes: None

See also

• List of francophone communities in Nova Scotia
• 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.
2. 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia
3. 1996, 2001, 2006 census
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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