Digby County, Nova Scotia

Digby County
—  County  —
Location of Digby County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°18′N 65°48′W / 44.3°N 65.8°W / 44.3; -65.8Coordinates: 44°18′N 65°48′W / 44.3°N 65.8°W / 44.3; -65.8
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 (971.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
– Total	18,992
– Density	7.6/km2 (19.7/sq mi)
– Change 2001-06	2.8%
– 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
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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 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 2 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.

Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 18,992 2.8% 2001 19,548 4.6% 1996 20,500 3.8% 1991 21,195 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 12,265 65.52% French only 6,070 32.42% Other languages 230 1.23% Both English and French 155 0.83%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 18,225 97.38% Black 455 2.43% Other 40 0.21%

Communities

See List of communities in Digby County, Nova Scotia

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district, including external routes that start or finish at the district limits:^[4]

Highways Hwy 101

Trunk Routes Trunk 1

Collector Routes: Route 217 Route 303 Route 340

External Routes: None

Museums

The county's history is preserved at the Admiral Digby Museum as well as several community museums.

Notable people

• Coline Campbell
• Phil Comeau
• Alfred Gilpin Jones
• Herbert Ladd Jones
• Sam Langford
• John Elkanah Morton
• George Nowlan
• Henri Robicheau
• Adam Smith
• Pop Smith
• Robert Thibault
• Marty Welch

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby County, 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
4. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85