Municipality of the District of Digby

District municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada

44°22′N 65°42′W / 44.367°N 65.700°W / 44.367; -65.700CountryCanadaProvinceNova ScotiaCounty DigbyIncorporatedApril 17, 1879Electoral Districts
Federal
West NovaProvincialDigby-AnnapolisGovernment

• TypeDigby Municipal Council • WardenLinda Gregory^[1]Area

^[2]

• Land1,657.33 km² (639.90 sq mi)Population

(2016)^[2]

• Total7,107 • Density4.3/km² (11/sq mi) • Change 2011-16

4.8% • Census Ranking

509 of 5,008Time zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Dwellings4,048Median Income*$38,062 CDNWebsiteOfficial website

Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Digby, officially named the Municipality of the District of Digby, is a district municipality in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.

The district municipality forms the eastern part of Digby County. It is one of three municipal units in the county, the other two being the Town of Digby and the Municipality of the District of Clare.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	9,496	—
1986	9,543	+0.5%
1991	9,230	−3.3%
1996	8,926	−3.3%
2001	8,281	−7.2%
2006	7,986	−3.6%
2011	7,463	−6.5%
2016	7,107	−4.8%
2021	7,242	+1.9%
Source: Statistics Canada:^[3]^[4]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Digby had a population of 7,242 living in 3,427 of its 4,099 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 7,107. With a land area of 1,654.59 km² (638.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.4/km² (11.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Mother tongue language (2006)^[5]
Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	7,555	94.73%
French only	285	3.58%
Other languages	110	1.38%
Both English and French	25	0.31%

Ethnic Groups (2006)^[6]
Ethnic Origin	Population	Pct (%)
Canadian	4,330	54.3%
English	2,905	36.4%
French	1,820	22.8%
Scottish	1,505	18.9%
Irish	1,260	15.8%
German	830	10.4%
North American Indian	485	6.1%
Dutch (Netherlands)	400	5.0%
Métis	275	3.4%
Acadian	170	2.1%

Communities

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Bear River
Gilberts Cove
Little River, Digby, Nova Scotia
Marshalltown
Jordantown
Conway
Acaciaville
Hillgrove
North Range
Brighton
Barton
Weymouth
Sissiboo Falls
Weymouth Falls
Doucetteville
Ashmore
Morganville
Plympton
Smith's Cove
Culloden
Bayview
Rossway
Sandy Cove
Centreville
Mink Cove
Tiddville
Whale Cove
East Ferry
Tiverton
Central Grove
Freeport
Westport
Seabrook

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:^[7]

Highways
- Hwy 101

Trunk Routes
- Trunk 1

Collector Routes:
- Route 217
- Route 303

External Routes:
- None

References

^ "New warden for Digby municipality - Jimmy MacAlpine succeeds Linda Gregory as council chair". Digby Courier. November 7, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia
^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census
^ ^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.
^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia
^ 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia
^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85