Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia Counties
Yarmouth County
Location of Yarmouth County in Nova Scotia.
Community Statistics
Area	2122.68 km²
Population	26,843 *
Population_Density	12.6/km²*
Average_Earnings	$35,427 +
Government
Warden/Mayor	not applicable
Governing Body	not applicable
Incorporated Towns & Municipalities
*Town of Yarmouth, Yarmouth Municipal District, Argyle Municipal District
Other Information
Website
Adjacent Counties
NORTH
Digby
WEST	EAST
none	Shelburne
SOUTH
none
Footnotes
* According to StatCan Census Year 2001
+ Average Household Income

Yarmouth County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

1 History
2 Communities
3 Notable past residents
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] History

The name Yarmouth first appeared as a projected township in Nova Scotia in 1759. There is some speculation it was named after Yarmouth, Massachusetts as some of the earliest English settlers arrived from Cape Cod on 9 June 1761. It is more likely the Township was named after Lady Yarmouth, a mistress of King George II.

Originally the area was part of Lunenburg County. In 1761 it became part of Queens County; in 1784 part of Shelburne County and finally became a County on its own in 1836. The description of Yarmouth County was modified in 1846.

The largest town is Yarmouth which is one of three municipalities that comprise the County. The others are the District of the Municipality of Yarmouth and the District of the Municipality of Argyle. The latter was established as a separate district in 1856 from the Township of Argyle. The county also includes the Yarmouth Indian reserve.

[edit] Communities

Main article: List of places in Yarmouth County

[edit] Notable past residents

Heather Crowe

Evelyn Gigantes

Ben Kerr

Neil LeBlanc

Dependent Music a Canadian independent record label that formed in Yarmouth.

Jody Shelley, NHL hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets

Izaak Walton Killam, was one of Canada's most eminent financiers.

Kenneth G. T. Webster

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[edit] Education

Arcadia Consolidated School (pr to 6); Arcadia, Yarmouth
Carleton Consolidated School (pr to 6); Carleton, Yarmouth
Drumlin Heights School (pr to 12); Glenwood
Maple Grove Education Centre (7 to 9); Hebron, Yarmouth
Meadowfields Community School (pr to 6); Yarmouth
Plymouth School (pr to 8); Arcadia, Yarmouth
Port Maitland Consolidated Elementary School (pr to 6); Port Maitland
South Centennial Elementary School (pr to 6); Yarmouth
Yarmouth Adult High School (adults only); Yarmouth
Yarmouth Central Elementary School (pr to 6); Yarmouth
Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School (10 to 12); Yarmouth
Yarmouth Junior High School (7 to 9); Yarmouth

[edit] External links

	Nova Scotia
Counties	Annapolis - Antigonish - Cape Breton - Colchester - Cumberland - Digby - Guysborough - Halifax - Hants - Inverness - Kings - Lunenburg - Pictou - Queens - Richmond - Shelburne - Victoria - Yarmouth
Regional Municipalities	Cape Breton - Halifax - Queens
Incorporated Towns	Amherst - Annapolis Royal - Antigonish - Berwick - Bridgetown - Bridgewater - Canso - Clark's Harbour - Digby - Hantsport - Kentville - Lockeport - Lunenburg - Mahone Bay - Middleton - Mulgrave - New Glasgow - Oxford - Parrsboro - Pictou - Port Hawkesbury - Shelburne - Springhill - Stellarton - Stewiacke - Trenton - Truro - Westville - Windsor - Wolfville - Yarmouth
Other Communities	Bedford - Bible Hill - Cole Harbour - Dartmouth - Dominion - Eastern Passage - Fall River - Glace Bay - Greenwood - Halifax (former city) - Liverpool - Louisbourg - Lower Sackville - New Minas - New Waterford - North Sydney - Sydney - Sydney Mines - Weymouth