Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (municipal district)

Yarmouth
—  Municipal district  —
Flag Seal
Motto: Justice and Prudence
Location of Yarmouth Municipal District
Coordinates: 43°52′32″N 66°07′16″W / 43.875597°N 66.1212°W / 43.875597; -66.1212
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Yarmouth
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts      Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Yarmouth
Government
- Type	Municipal Council
- Municipal Seat	Hebron
- Warden	Leland Anthony
- Councillors	List of Members Leland Anthony Rick Churchill Ken Crosby John Cunningham Trevor Cunningham Murray Goodwin Heather (Rose) MacDonald
- MLA	Zach Churchill (L)
- MP	Greg Kerr (C)
Area[1]
- Land	585.27 km2 (226 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- Total	10,304
- Density	17.6/km2 (45.6/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	1.5%
- Census Ranking	368 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	4,906
Median Income*	$44,323 CDN
Website	www.district.yarmouth.ns.ca
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Yarmouth is a municipal district in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

The district forms the western part of Yarmouth County and uses the legal name The Municipality of the District of Yarmouth. It is one of three municipal units in the county, the other two being the town of Yarmouth and the Argyle municipal district.

Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 10,304 1.5% Adjustment 10,466 0.1% 2001 10,476 2.3% 1996 10,722 1.0% 1991 10,827 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 9,155 89.89% French only 845 8.30% Other languages 135 1.32% Both English and French 50 0.49%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 10,050 98.67% Black 90 0.88% Asian 30 0.29%

Education:

• No certificate, diploma or degree: 35.32%
• High school certificate: 18.16%
• Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 13.43%
• Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 20.06%
• University certificate or diploma: 12.96%

Unemployment rate:

• 10.9%

Average house value:

• $141,461

Communities

Communities include:

Arcadia Brazil Lake Brenton Brooklyn Canaan Cape Forchu Carleton Chegoggin Chebogue Chebogue Point Crowell Point Darlings Lake Dayton Deerfield Forest Glen Gardner's Mill Gavelton Glenwood Greenville Hebron Ireton

John's Cove Kelley's Cove Kemptville Lake Annis Lake George Little River Harbour Melbourne Morris Island Norwood Overton Pembroke Pinkney's Point Pleasant Lake Pleasant Valley Port Maitland Quinan Raynardton Robert's Island Rockville Sand Beach

Sandford Short Beach South Canaan South Ohio Summerville Surette's Island Wellington Woodstock Yarmouth Bar

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See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Yarmouth 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

• Municipality of the District of Yarmouth: Official Site

Coordinates: 43°52′32.15″N 66°07′16.32″W / 43.8755972°N 66.1212°W / 43.8755972; -66.1212