Digby
—  Municipal district  —
Location of Digby Municipal District
Coordinates: 44°29′00″N 65°50′00″W / 44.483333°N 65.833333°W / 44.483333; -65.833333
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Digby
Incorporated	1879
Electoral Districts      Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Digby-Annapolis
Government
- Type	Digby Municipal Council
- Warden	Jim Thurber
Area [1]
- Land	1,655.93 km2 (639.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- Total	7,986
- Density	4.8/km2 (12.4/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	▼3.6%
- Census Ranking	458 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings	4,231
Median Income*	$38,062 CDN
Website	www.municipalities.com/digby
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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

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

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Communities 3 Access Routes 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 7,986 ▼3.6% 2001 8,281 ▼7.2% 1996 8,926 ▼3.3% 1991 9,230 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 7,555 94.73% French only 285 3.58% Other languages 110 1.38% Both English and French 25 0.31%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 7,630 95.67% Black 340 4.26% Latin American 10 0.12%

[edit] Communities

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• Bear River
• Digby Neck
• Brier Island
• Long Island
• Plympton
• Smith's Cove
• Sandy Cove

[edit] 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

External Routes: None

[edit] See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Municipality of the District of Digby: Official Site

		Bay of Fundy
	Clare Municipal District		Annapolis County
		Digby Municipal District
	Argyle Municipal District	Shelburne Municipal District	Region of Queens Municipality

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Coordinates: 44°29′N 65°50′W / 44.483°N 65.833°W / 44.483; -65.833

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