District of Shelburne | |
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| Municipality of the District of Shelburne | |
| Motto: From Ocean To Forest | |
Location of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne | |
| Coordinates:43°51′00″N65°16′58″W / 43.85°N 65.282778°W /43.85; -65.282778 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Shelburne |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | South Shore—St. Margaret's |
| Provincial | Shelburne |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne |
| • Warden | Penny Smith |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,816.71 km2 (701.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,336 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-21 | |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Dwellings | 2735 |
| Median Income* | $40,415CDN |
| Seat | Shelburne, Nova Scotia |
| Website | Official website |
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District of Shelburne, officially named theMunicipality of the District of Shelburne, is adistrict municipality comprising the eastern section ofShelburne County,Nova Scotia, Canada, but does not include the Towns of Shelburne or Lockeport.Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as amunicipal district. It is home to the Bowers Meadows Wilderness Area.[2]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne had a population of4,336 living in2,059 of its2,735 total private dwellings, a change of1.1% from its 2016 population of4,288. With a land area of 1,816.71 km2 (701.44 sq mi), it had a population density of2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
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The following communities are included within the Municipality of the District of Shelburne:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:[7]
43°51′00″N65°16′58″W / 43.85000°N 65.28278°W /43.85000; -65.28278