St. Mary's, Nova Scotia

St. Mary's, Nova Scotia
St. Mary's
—  Municipal district  —

Seal
Motto: "Waters of the Atlantic Salmon"
Location of St. Mary's Municipal District
Coordinates: 45°12′00″N 62°11′06″W / 45.20°N 62.185°W / 45.20; -62.185
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
County Guysborough
Founded 1655
Incorporated April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts   
Federal

Central Nova
Provincial Guysborough-Sheet Harbour
Government
 – Type St. Mary's Municipal Council
 – Warden David Clark
Area[1]
 – Land 1,909.59 km2 (737.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
 – Total 2,587
 – Density 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
 – Change 2001-06 decrease6.5%
 – Census Ranking 1,110 of 5,008
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 – Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 902
Dwellings 1,675
Median Income* $35,789 CDN
Website www.saint-marys.ca
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

St. Mary's is a municipal district in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.

The district occupies the western half of the county and its administrative seat is in the village of Sherbrooke.

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Demographics

Population trend[3]

Census Population Change (%)
2006 2,587 decrease6.5%
2001 2,766 decrease6.3%
1996 2,952 decrease6.9%
1991 3,172 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 2,475 96.87%
Other languages 70 2.74%
French only 10 0.39%
Both English and French 0 0.00%

Electoral districts

The municipality is divided into 8 electoral districts for municipal representation:

  1. Sherbrooke & Area
  2. Ecum Secum& Area
  3. Caledonia & Area
  4. Sonora - Port Hilford
  5. Goshen & Area
  6. Liscomb & Area
  7. Port Bickerton & Area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: St. Mary's Municipal District, Nova Scotia
  2. ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
  3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links



Coordinates: 45°12′00″N 62°11′06″W / 45.2°N 62.185°W / 45.2; -62.185


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