Municipality of the District of Argyle

Argyle, officially named the Municipality of the District of Argyle, is a district municipality in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.

Argyle
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Argyle Municipalité du district d'Argyle
Flag Seal
Motto:  Industry
Location of the Municipality of the District of Argyle
Coordinates: 43°48′N 65°51′W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Yarmouth
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts      Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Argyle
Government
• Type	Argyle Municipal Council
• Municipal Seat	Tusket
• Warden	Danny Muise
• Deputy Warden	Nicole Albright
• Councillors	List of Members Danny Muise Ted Saulnier. Gordon Boudreau Guy Surette Nicole Albright Richard Donaldson Kathy Bourque Glenn Diggdon Calvin d'Entremont
Area [1]
• Land	1,528.17 km2 (590.03 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2][1]
• Total	7,899
• Density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Change 2011-16	4.3%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	902
Dwellings	3,821
Median Income*	$49,898 CDN
Website	www.munargyle.com
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

The district municipality occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth. Argyle is a bilingual community, in which native speakers of English and French each account for about half of the population. As of 2016, 60% of the population speaks both French and English, one of the highest rates of bilingualism in Canada.^[3]

History

Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, it was called "Bapkoktek".^[4] In 1766, after his service in the French and Indian Wars, Lt. Ranald MacKinnon was given a land grant of 2,000 acres (8.1 km²). He called it Argyle (Argyll) because he was reminded of his previous home in the Highlands of Scotland.^[4] The township was granted in 1771.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	7,810	—
1966	8,117	+3.9%
1971	8,517	+4.9%
1976	8,618	+1.2%
1981	8,949	+3.8%
1986	9,055	+1.2%
1991	9,215	+1.8%
1996	8,947	−2.9%
2001	8,688	−2.9%
2006	8,656	−0.4%
2011	8,252	−4.7%
2016	7,899	−4.3%
2021	7,870	−0.4%
Source: Statistics Canada:[5][6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Argyle had a population of 7,870 living in 3,455 of its 3,818 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 7,899. With a land area of 1,526.07 km² (589.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km² (13.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

Ethnic Groups (2006)^[8]

Ethnic Origin	Population	Pct (%)
Canadian	4,605	53.6%
French	4,395	51.1%
English	2,065	24.0%
Acadian	1,290	15.0%
Métis	1,255	14.6%
Irish	880	10.2%
Scottish	880	10.2%
North American Indian	530	6.2%
German	265	3.1%

Mother tongue language (2011)^[8]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	4,295	52.28%
French only	3,725	45.34%
Both English and French	160	1.95%
Other languages	35	0.43%

Religion (2011)^[9]

Religion	Population	Pct (%)
Catholic	5,435	67.06%
No religious affiliation	965	11.91%
Baptist	925	11.41%
Other Christian	500	6.17%
Anglican	140	1.73%
United Church	70	0.86%
Pentecostal	70	0.86%

Education:

• No certificate, diploma or degree: 41.64%
• High school certificate: 16.38%
• Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 14.16%
• Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 19.36%
• University certificate or diploma: 8.40%

Unemployment rate:

• 10.7%

Average house value:

• $147,574

Communities

• Amiraults Hill
• Argyle
• Argyle Sound
• Central Argyle
• Comeau's Hill
• East Kemptville
• East Pubnico
• East Quinan
• Glenwood
• Hubbard's Point
• Lower Argyle
• Lower East Pubnico
• Lower Eel Brook
• Lower Wedgeport
• Lower West Pubnico
• Middle East Pubnico
• Middle West Pubnico
• Morris Island
• North Belleville
• Plymouth
• Pubnico
• Quinan
• Sluice Point
• South Belleville
• Ste. Anne du Ruisseau
• Surette's Island
• Tusket
• Tusket Falls
• Tusket Islands
• Upper Wedgeport
• Wedgeport
• West Pubnico

See also

• List of francophone communities in Nova Scotia
• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

References

1. Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved 2015-06-21.
2. Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 censuses - 100% data
3. Western Regional Enterprise Network
4. Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-names of the Province of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Royal Print & Litho. p. 11.
5. 1996, 2001, 2006 census
6. Town of Yarmouth (January 10, 2008). Municipal Planning Strategy (Report). Town of Yarmouth. p. 7.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
8. 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Argyle Municipal District, Nova Scotia
9. Statistics Canada National Household Survey, for Municipality of Yarmouth, 2011 census - 100% data

External links

• Official website