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	Nicole Albright
• Deputy Warden	Ted Saulnier
• Councillors	List of Members Malcolm Madden Ted Saulnier Gordon Boudreau Greg Foster Nicole Albright Darryl LeBlanc Kathy Bourque Glenn Diggdon Rachael Surette
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] In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth had a population of 10,067 living in 4,430 of its 5,072 total private dwellings, a change of 2.3% from its 2016 population of 9,845. With a land area of 584.69 km² (225.75 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.2/km² (44.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

Mother tongue language (2021)[8] Language Population Pct (%) English 4,430 56.68% French 2,950 37.75% Non-official languages 75 0.9% English and French 360 4.61% Ethnic groups (2021)[8][a] Ethnic / cultural origin Population Pct (%) Acadians 3,525 45.25% French (nos}[b] 1,660 21.31% Canadians 1,315 16.88% Métis 1,285 16.50% English 1,065 13.67% Irish 680 8.73% Scottish 640 8.22% Caucasian (White) (nos} 425 5.46% European (nos} 270 3.46% Mi'kmaq (nos} 265 3.40% German 230 2.95% Nova Scotian 230 2.95% British Isles 170 2.18%

Religion (2021)[8][a] Religion Population Pct (%) Catholic 4,065 52.15% No religion and secular perspectives 2,155 27.64% Baptist 710 9.11% Christian (nos} 240 3.08% Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) 185 2.37% Other Christian and Christian-related traditions 145 1.86% United Church 85 1.09% Anglican 75 0.09% Pentecostal and other Charismatic 60 0.07% Other religions and spiritual traditions 25 0.3% Jehovah's Witness 15 0.2% Education:[8] No certificate, diploma or degree: 29.2% High school certificate: 22.3% Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 12.6% Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 22.5% University certificate or diploma: 13.3% Unemployment rate:[8] 12.3%

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

Notes

1. Top ten responses
2. There were 65 French Canadians or 0.6% of the population