Digby County, Nova Scotia

Digby County
Comté de Digby (French)
County

Location of Digby County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°18′N 65°48′W / 44.3°N 65.8°W / 44.3; -65.8Coordinates: 44°18′N 65°48′W / 44.3°N 65.8°W / 44.3; -65.8
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
District
municipalities		 Clare / Digby
Towns Digby
Established 1837
Incorporated April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts      
Federal
West Nova
Provincial Digby-Annapolis / Clare
Area[1]
 • Land 2,515.23 km2 (971.14 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1][2]
 • Total 17,323
 • Density 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-16 Decrease4.0%
 • Census Rankings
 - District municipalities
 Clare
 Digby
 - Towns
 Digby
 - Reserves
 Bear River 6		  
 
 
8,813 (431 of 5,008)
7,986 (458 of 5,008)

2,092 (2,074 of 5,008)

101 (4,415 of 5,008)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 902
Dwellings 9927
Median Income* $38,284 CDN
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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

History

Taking its name from the Township of Digby, which had been named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby who dispatched HMS Atalanta to convey loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby, Digby County was established in 1837. Previously, from August 17, 1759, when Nova Scotia was first divided into counties, this area had been part of Annapolis County.

In 1861, Digby County was divided into two sessional districts – the Digby and the Clare – that were eventually incorporated as district municipalities in 1879.

In addition to these two district municipalities, the county contains the Town of Digby and part of the Bear River Indian reserve. Also, there is Digby Neck leading into the Bay of Fundy to Long Island and Brier Island.

Demographics

As a census division in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Digby County recorded a population of 17,323 living in 8,043 of its 9,927 total private dwellings, a change of −4% from its 2011 population of 18,036. With a land area of 2,516.43 km2 (971.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.9/km2 (17.8/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

Population trend[4][5]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 17,323 Decrease4.0%
2011 18,036 Decrease5.0%
2006 18,992 Decrease2.8%
2001 19,548 Decrease4.6%
1996 20,500 Decrease3.8%
1991 21,195 Decrease3.1%
1986 21,852 Increase0.8%
1981 21,689 Increase11.4%
1941 19,472 Increase6.1%
1931 18,353 Decrease6.8%
1921 19,612 Decrease2.8%
1911 20,167 Decrease0.8%
1901 20,322 Increase1.7%
1891 19,987 Increase0.03%
1881 19,981 Increase17.3%
1871 17,037 N/A

Mother tongue language (2011)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 11,850 66.65%
French only 5,430 30.54%
Non-official languages 190 1.07%
Multiple responses 305 1.72%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[7]

Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%)
Canadian 9,265 49.5%
French 6,795 36.3%
English 5,000 26.7%
Scottish 2,655 14.2%
Irish 2,295 12.3%
Acadian 2,150 11.5%
German 1,235 6.6%
North American Indian 1,035 5.5%
Métis 830 4.4%
Dutch (Netherlands) 635 3.4%

Communities

Towns
Villages
Reserves
District municipalities

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county boundary:[8]

  • External Routes:
    • None

Museums

The county's history is preserved at the Admiral Digby Museum as well as several community museums.

Notable people

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Digby County, Nova Scotia.
  1. 1 2 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby County, Nova Scotia
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ Censuses 1871-1941
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011 census
  7. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Digby County, Nova Scotia
  8. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85


Adjacent places of Digby County, Nova Scotia
 Bay of Fundy
Atlantic Ocean Annapolis County
   Digby County  
Yarmouth County / Shelburne County Region of Queens Municipality


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