Digby County, Nova Scotia
| Digby County Comté de Digby (French) |
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| Location of Digby County, Nova Scotia Location of Digby County, Nova Scotia |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipal district (s) | 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 (2011)[1][2] | |
| • Total | 18,036 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change 2006-11 |  5.0% |
| • Census Rankings - Municipal districts 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 | 9,905 |
| Median Income* | $38,284 CDN |
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Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Taking its name from the Township of Digby [1], 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 districts: the District of Digby and the District of Clare.
In addition to these two districts, 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.
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Demographics
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Mother tongue language (2011)[4]
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Ethnic Groups (2006)[5]
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0.8%Communities
See List of communities in Digby County, Nova Scotia
Town
District municipalities
Villages
Native reserve
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the district, including external routes that start or finish at the district limits:[6]
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Museums
The county's history is preserved at the Admiral Digby Museum as well as several community museums.
Notable people
- Coline Campbell
- Joseph Willie Comeau
- Phil Comeau
- Alfred Gilpin Jones
- Herbert Ladd Jones
- William M. Jones
- Sam Langford
- John Elkanah Morton
- George Nowlan
- Henri M. Robicheau
- Adam Smith
- Pop Smith
- Robert Thibault
- Martin Welch
See also
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby County, Nova Scotia
- ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011 census
- ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Digby County, Nova Scotia
- ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85
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