Municipality of the District of Argyle
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- Danny Muise
- Ted Saulnier.
- Gordon Boudreau
- Guy Surette
- Nicole Albright
- Richard Donaldson
- Kathy Bourque
- Glenn Diggdon
- Calvin d'Entremont
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- Median household income, 2005 (all households)
Argyle, officially named the Municipality of the District of Argyle, is a district municipality in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
The district municipality occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth. Argyle is a bilingual community, in which native speakers of English and French each account for about half of the population. As of 2016, 60% of the population speaks both French and English, one of the highest rates of bilingualism in Canada.[3]
History
Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, it was called "Bapkoktek".[4] In 1766, after his service in the French and Indian Wars, Lt. Ranald MacKinnon was given a land grant of 2,000 acres (8.1 km2). He called it Argyle (Argyll) because he was reminded of his previous home in the Highlands of Scotland.[4] The township was granted in 1771.[4]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1961 | 7,810 | — |
1966 | 8,117 | +3.9% |
1971 | 8,517 | +4.9% |
1976 | 8,618 | +1.2% |
1981 | 8,949 | +3.8% |
1986 | 9,055 | +1.2% |
1991 | 9,215 | +1.8% |
1996 | 8,947 | −2.9% |
2001 | 8,688 | −2.9% |
2006 | 8,656 | −0.4% |
2011 | 8,252 | −4.7% |
2016 | 7,899 | −4.3% |
2021 | 7,870 | −0.4% |
Source: Statistics Canada:[5][6][7] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Argyle had a population of 7,870 living in 3,455 of its 3,818 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 7,899. With a land area of 1,526.07 km2 (589.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km2 (13.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
Ethnic Origin | Population | Pct (%) |
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Canadian | 4,605 | 53.6% |
French | 4,395 | 51.1% |
English | 2,065 | 24.0% |
Acadian | 1,290 | 15.0% |
Métis | 1,255 | 14.6% |
Irish | 880 | 10.2% |
Scottish | 880 | 10.2% |
North American Indian | 530 | 6.2% |
German | 265 | 3.1% |
Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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English only | 4,295 | 52.28% |
French only | 3,725 | 45.34% |
Both English and French | 160 | 1.95% |
Other languages | 35 | 0.43% |
Religion | Population | Pct (%) |
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Catholic | 5,435 | 67.06% |
No religious affiliation | 965 | 11.91% |
Baptist | 925 | 11.41% |
Other Christian | 500 | 6.17% |
Anglican | 140 | 1.73% |
United Church | 70 | 0.86% |
Pentecostal | 70 | 0.86% |
Education:
- No certificate, diploma or degree: 41.64%
- High school certificate: 16.38%
- Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 14.16%
- Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 19.36%
- University certificate or diploma: 8.40%
Unemployment rate:
- 10.7%
Average house value:
- $147,574
Communities
- Amiraults Hill
- Argyle
- Argyle Sound
- Central Argyle
- Comeau's Hill
- East Kemptville
- East Pubnico
- East Quinan
- Glenwood
- Hubbard's Point
- Lower Argyle
- Lower East Pubnico
- Lower Eel Brook
- Lower Wedgeport
- Lower West Pubnico
- Middle East Pubnico
- Middle West Pubnico
- Morris Island
- North Belleville
- Plymouth
- Pubnico
- Quinan
- Sluice Point
- South Belleville
- Ste. Anne du Ruisseau
- Surette's Island
- Tusket
- Tusket Falls
- Tusket Islands
- Upper Wedgeport
- Wedgeport
- West Pubnico
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2009) |
See also
References
- ^ a b Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 censuses - 100% data
- ^ Western Regional Enterprise Network
- ^ a b c Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-names of the Province of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Royal Print & Litho. p. 11.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ^ Town of Yarmouth (January 10, 2008). Municipal Planning Strategy (Report). Town of Yarmouth. p. 7.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Argyle Municipal District, Nova Scotia
- ^ Statistics Canada National Household Survey, for Municipality of Yarmouth, 2011 census - 100% data
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