Argyle, Nova Scotia

Argyle
—  Municipal district  —
Flag Seal
Motto: Industry
Location of Argyle Municipal District
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	Aldric d'Entremont
- Councillors	List of Members Kathy Bourque Calvin d'Entremont Richard Donaldson Bruce Hubbard Charles LeBlanc Malcom Madden Roderick Murphy Jr. Guy Surette
- MLA	Chris d'Entremont (PC)
- MP	Greg Kerr (C)
Area[1]
- Land	1,527.10 km2 (589.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- Total	8,656
- Density	5.7/km2 (14.8/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	0.5%
- Census Ranking	436 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	3,912
Median Income*	$49,898 CDN
Website	www.munargyle.com
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Argyle is a municipal district in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

The district occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the town of Yarmouth and the Yarmouth municipal district.

History

In 1766, after his service in the French and Indian Wars, Capt. Ranald MacKinnon was given a land grant of 2,000 acres (8.1 km²). He called it Argyle because he was reminded of his previous home in the Highlands of Scotland.

Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 8,656 0.5% Adjustment 8,698 0.1% 2001 8,688 2.9% 1996 8,947 2.9% 1991 9,215 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 4,445 51.72% French only 4,005 46.60% Both English and French 95 1.10% Other languages 50 0.58%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 8,515 99.07% Black 60 0.70% Other 35 0.41%

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:

• $117,360

Communities

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See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

References

External links

• Municipality of Argyle

	Clare Municipal District		Digby Municipal District
	Yarmouth Municipal District		Shelburne Municipal District
		Argyle Municipal District
	Atlantic Ocean	Barrington Municipal District

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Coordinates: 43°48′00″N 65°51′00″W / 43.800°N 65.850°W / 43.800; -65.850 (Argyle)