District of Shelburne | |
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Municipality of the District of Shelburne | |
Motto: From Ocean To Forest | |
Coordinates: 43°51′00″N 65°16′58″W / 43.85°N 65.282778°W | |
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/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-21 | 1.1% |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Dwellings | 2735 |
Median Income* | $40,415 CDN |
Seat | Shelburne, Nova Scotia |
Website | Official website |
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District of Shelburne, officially named the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, is a district municipality comprising the eastern section of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, but does not include the Towns of Shelburne or Lockeport. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. It is home to the Bowers Meadows Wilderness Area.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne had a population of 4,336 living in 2,059 of its 2,735 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 4,288. With a land area of 1,816.71 km2 (701.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/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]