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Digby County
Digby County
	— County —
	Location of Digby County, Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipal district (s)	Clare / Digby
Towns	Digby
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts ; Federal	; West Nova
Provincial	Digby-Annapolis / Clare
	Area
- Land	2,515.23 km2 (971.1 sq mi)
	Population (2006)
- Total	18,992
- Density	7.6/km2 (19.7/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	▼2.8%
- Census Rankings; - Municipal districts; Clare; Digby; - Towns; Digby; - Reserves; Bear River 6	; ; 8,813 (431 of 5,008); 7,986 (458 of 5,008); ; 2,092 (2,074 of 5,008); ; 101 (4,415 of 5,008)
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	9,905
Median Income*	$38,284 CDN
	*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Taking its name from the Township of Digby [1] , which had been named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby who dispatched HMS Atlanta to convey loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby, Digby County was established in 1837. Previously, from August 17, 1759, when Nova Scotia was first divided into counties, this area had been part of Annapolis County.

In 1861, Digby County was divided into two districts: the District of Digby and the District of Clare.

In addition to these 2 districts, the county contains the town of Digby and part of the Bear River Indian reserve. Also, there is Digby Neck leading into the Bay of Fundy to Long Island and Brier Island.

[edit] Demographics

Population trend^[3]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	18,992	▼2.8%
2001	19,548	▼4.6%
1996	20,500	▼3.8%
1991	21,195	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)^[1]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	12,265	65.52%
French only	6,070	32.42%
Other languages	230	1.23%
Both English and French	155	0.83%

Ethnic Groups (2006)^[1]

Race	Population	Pct (%)
White	18,225	97.38%
Black	455	2.43%
Other	40	0.21%

[edit] Communities

See List of communities in Digby County, Nova Scotia

[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:

External Routes:
- None

[edit] Museums

The county's history is preserved at the Admiral Digby Museum as well as several community museums.

[edit] Notable people

[edit] See also

List of communities in Nova Scotia

[edit] References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Digby County, Nova Scotia

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby County, Nova Scotia
^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85

[edit] External links

[SC2006-0] 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Digby County, Nova Scotia

[1] Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data

[2] Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

[3] Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Pages 76-77, 84-85

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