Argyle | |
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| Municipality of the District of Argyle Municipalité du district d'Argyle | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: Industry | |
 Location of the Municipality of the District of Argyle | |
| Coordinates:43°48′N65°51′W / 43.8°N 65.85°W /43.8; -65.85 (Argyle) | |
| 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 | Nicole Albright |
| • Deputy Warden | Ted Saulnier |
| • Councillors | List of Members
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| Area | |
| • Land | 1,528.17 km2 (590.03 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,899 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 |  4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 3,821 |
| Median Income* | $49,898CDN |
| Website | www |
| *Median household income, 2005 (all households) | |
Argyle, officially named theMunicipality of the District of Argyle, is adistrict municipality inYarmouth County,Nova Scotia.Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as amunicipal district.
The district municipality occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being theTown of Yarmouth and theMunicipality of the District of Yarmouth. Argyle is a bilingual community, in which native speakers ofEnglish andFrench each account for about half of the population. As of 2016, 60% of the population speaks both French and English, one of the highest rates ofbilingualism in Canada.[3]
Originally inhabited by theMi'kmaq, it was called "Bapkoktek".[4] In 1766, after his service in theFrench and Indian Wars, Lt.Ranald MacKinnon was given a land grant of 2,000 acres (8.1 km2). He called it Argyle (Argyll) because he was reminded of his previous home in the Highlands of Scotland.[4] The township was granted in 1771.[4]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Argyle had a population of7,870 living in3,455 of its3,818 total private dwellings, a change of-0.4% from its 2016 population of7,899. With a land area of 1,526.07 km2 (589.22 sq mi), it had a population density of5.2/km2 (13.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]In the2021 Canadian census conducted byStatistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth had a population of 10,067 living in 4,430 of its 5,072 total private dwellings, a change of2.3% from its 2016 population of 9,845. With a land area of 584.69 km2 (225.75 sq mi), it had a population density of17.2/km2 (44.6/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
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