| Pointe-de-l'Église (Church Point) |
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| Sainte-Marie's Church | |
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Pointe-de-l'Église
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Digby |
| Founded | June 1783 |
| Incorporated | February 28, 1890 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
West Nova |
| Provincial | Digby-Annapolis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
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| • Governing Body | |
| • MLA | Harold Theriault (L) |
| • MP | Greg Kerr (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.15 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 - 152 m (-499 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,108 |
| • Density | 667.0/km2 (1,727.5/sq mi) |
| • Change (2001-06) | 0.9% |
| • Dwellings | 1,070 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Canadian Postal code | B0V 1A0 |
| Area code(s) | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 245 |
| Median Earnings* | 28,551 |
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| Website | http://www.ChurchPoint.ns.ca |
| *Median household income, 2005 (all households) | |
Pointe-de-l'Église (Church Point), is a village located on Saint Mary's Bay in the District of Clare, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is home to Université Sainte-Anne and is known primarily for the tallest wooden church in North America, Église Sainte-Marie, which is located just north of the University.
Also on the university campus is the local arena and the home of the Clare Acadiens hockey team.
Church Point, Louisiana, in the heart of Cajun country, was named after the town by Acadians who were forced out of Acadia during the Great Expulsion. Today the area in Nova Scotia is populated largely by the descendants of Acadians who returned after the Great Expulsion.
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The Catholic Church Sainte-Marie, was built from 1903 to 1905. Today it is on the "Evangeline Trail" and borders the campus of Université Sainte-Anne, the only French language university in Nova Scotia. Pointe-de-l'Église continues to constitute part of a thriving Acadian French linguistic presence in Nova Scotia.
Based on the 2006 Census of Population, Pointe-de-l'Église has a population of 1,108 which is 8.5% lower than in 1996. In 2006, 18.4% of the population was under the age of 20 and 21.1% was 65 years or older.[2]
In 2006, for Pointe-de-l'Église, total census families decreased 8.5% to 356. Married families decreased by 10.0% while common law families decreased 20.0% and lone-parent families increased 97.2%. Lone female parent families were 14.2% of all families while lone male parents were 4.0% of all families.[3]
Compared to Nova Scotia, Pointe-de-l'Église has a relatively low immigrant population. In 2006, there were 25 immigrants which is 2.3% of the population compared to 5% immigrants for Nova Scotia. In Pointe-de-l'Église, 98.3% of people were Canadian citizens compared to 98.3% for Nova Scotia. 88.9% of Pointe-de-l'Église's population was born in the province of their residence. In Pointe-de-l'Église, 18% of the population moved within the last five years. 13.6% moved within the municipality, 2.3% moved within the Province, 1.6% moved within Canada, and 0.8% moved outside of Canada. A lower percentage of residents moved in the last five years than in Nova Scotia (33.2%).[4]
French is the predominant language in Pointe-de-l'Église, with 50.3% of people in Pointe-de-l'Église speak only French at home and 7.8% speak French and English at home. For Nova Scotia, 1.4% speak only French at home while 0.4% speak English and French at home.
42.1% of the residents of Point-de-l'Église speak only English in the home and 24.4% speak only English at work. This compares to 97.8% and 96% respectively for Nova Scotia.[5]