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
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Digby had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+ Mother tongue language (2006)2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia 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)2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Digby Municipal District, Nova Scotia 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
Acaciaville Ashmore Barton Bayview Bear River Brier Island Brighton Central Grove Centreville Conway Culloden Doucetteville East Ferry Freeport Gilberts Cove Hillgrove Jordantown Little River, Digby, Nova Scotia Marshalltown Mink Cove Morganville North Range Plympton Rossway Sandy Cove Seabrook Sissiboo Falls Smith's Cove Tiddville Tiverton Westport Weymouth Weymouth Falls Whale Cove
Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 76-77, 84-85
Highways
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Collector Routes:
External Routes: None
See also List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
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