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; -62.185Coordinates: 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
Municipal Seat Guysborough
Government
 • Type St. Mary's Municipal Council
 • Warden David Clark
Area[1]
 • Land 1,909.59 km2 (737.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1][2]
 • Total 2,354
 • Density 1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change 2006-11 Decrease9.0%
 • Census Ranking 1,197 of 5,008
Electoral districts
 • Federal Central Nova
 • Provincial Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 902
Dwellings 1,700
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 (%)
2011 2,354 Decrease9.0%
2006 2,587 Decrease6.5%
2001 2,766 Decrease6.3%
1996 2,952 Decrease6.9%
1991 3,172 N/A
Mother tongue language (2006)[4]
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

References

  1. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: St. Mary's Municipal District, Nova Scotia
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses - 100% data
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  4. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: St. Mary's Municipal District, Nova Scotia
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