Clare, Nova Scotia
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| Nova Scotia Municipal Districts | ||
| Municipality of Clare | ||
| Community Statistics | ||
| Area | 852.82 km² | |
| Population | 8,813 * | |
| Population_Density | 10.3 /km²* | |
| Average_Earnings | $ CDN 20,607 + | |
| Founded | Early 1600s | |
| Government | ||
| Warden | Jean Melanson | |
| Governing Body | District of Clare Municipal Council | |
| Administrative Seat | Little Brook | |
| Date Incorporated | April 17, 1879 | |
| Other Information | ||
| Website | http://www.clarenovascotia.com/ | |
| Time zone | AST | |
| Postal Code | B0W | |
| Telephone Exchange(s) | 902 - 769 | |
| Footnotes | ||
| * According to StatCan Census Year 2006 | ||
| + Average Household Income | ||
| Template:Nova Scotia Municipal Districts | ||
Clare is a municipal district in western Nova Scotia, Canada.
Primarily an Acadian region, Clare occupies the western half of Digby County. Most of the municipality's settled areas are located along St. Marys Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of Maine. The municipality is mainly inhabited by Acadians and conducts its business in both English and French, although the most commonly used language is their distinctive dialect of French, Acadian French.
Clare is best known throughout south-western Nova Scotia for their annual canoe trip, held every Easter weekend, beginning on Good Friday morning and departing from Camp Jeunesse Acadien. It is always known for the Festival acadien de Clare, held yearly from the last weekend in July to August 15th.
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
- Population: 8,813
- % Change (1996-2001): -2.8
- Dwellings: 4,558
- Area (km².): 852.82
- Density (persons per km².): 10.3
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[edit] Public library
- Senator Ambroise H. Comeau Memorial Library (Meteghan); Clare
- Library at University Sainte-Anne
[edit] Communities
- Bangor
- Bartletts Beach
- Bear Cove
- Beaver River
- Belliveau Cove
- Briar Lake
- Cape St. Mary
- Church Point
- Comeauville
- Concession
- Corberrie
- Easton
- Grosses Coques
- Hassett
- Havelock
- Hectanooga
- Little Brook
- Mavillette
- Maxwellton Station
- Meteghan
- Meteghan River
- Meteghan Station
- Moody's Corner
- New Edinburgh
- New Tusket
- Richfield
- Salmon River
- Saulnierville
- Southville
- St. Alphonse
- St. Benoni
- St. Bernard
- St. Joseph
- St. Martins
- Weaver Settlement
- Woodvale
[edit] Culture
Musical groups from the area include:
- Grand Dérangement
- BeauPhare
- Blou
- DPS
The song M'en allant par Saulnierville Station by Suroît is a song about the local community of Saulnierville Station.
[edit] Related links
- Municipality of Clare // Baie Sainte Marie
- Municipality of Clare Tourism
- Largest Annual Acadian Festival held in Municipality of Clare
- Annual Clare Canoe Trip
- University Sainte Anne
| North: Digby | ||
| West: Atlantic Ocean |
Clare | East: no roads |
| South:Yarmouth |
