Municipality of the District of Argyle

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.

Argyle
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Argyle
Municipalité du district d'Argyle
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Seal
Motto(s): 
Industry
Location of the Municipality of the District of Argyle
Coordinates: 43°48′N 65°51′W
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
CountyYarmouth
IncorporatedApril 17, 1879
Electoral Districts     
Federal
West Nova
ProvincialArgyle-Barrington
Government
 • TypeArgyle Municipal Council
 • Municipal SeatTusket
 • WardenRichard Donaldson
 • Deputy WardenDanny Muise
 • Councillors
 • MLA
MP		Chris d'Entremont (PC)
Colin Fraser (L)
Area
 • Land1,528.17 km2 (590.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2][1]
 • Total7,899
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-16
4.3%
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)902
Dwellings3,821
Median Income*$49,898 CDN
Websitewww.munargyle.com
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Argyle recorded a population of 7,899 living in 3,362 of its 3,821 total private dwellings, a change of -4.3% from its 2011 population of 8,252. With a land area of 1,528.17 km2 (590.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km2 (13.4/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

Ethnic Groups (2006)[6]
Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%)
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%
Mother tongue language (2011)[6]
Language Population Pct (%)
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 (2011)[7]
Religion Population Pct (%)
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%
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19617,810—    
19668,117+3.9%
19718,517+4.9%
19768,618+1.2%
19818,949+3.8%
19869,055+1.2%
YearPop.±%
19919,215+1.8%
19968,947−2.9%
20018,688−2.9%
20068,656−0.4%
20118,252−4.7%
20167,899−4.3%
[8][9]

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

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See also

References
  1. Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved 2015-06-21.
  2. Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 censuses - 100% data
  3. Western Regional Enterprise Network
  4. Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-names of the Province of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Royal Print & Litho. p. 11.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Argyle Municipal District, Nova Scotia
  7. Statistics Canada National Household Survey, for Municipality of Yarmouth, 2011 census - 100% data
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  9. Town of Yarmouth (January 10, 2008). Municipal Planning Strategy (Report). Town of Yarmouth. p. 7.
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