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	6.5%
– 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.

Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 2,587 6.5% 2001 2,766 6.3% 1996 2,952 6.9% 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

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

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

• Official website

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