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
• Deputy Warden	Calvin d'Entremont
• Councillors	List of Members Danny Muise Roderick Murphy Jr. Lucien LeBlanc Guy Surette Nicole Albright Richard Donaldson Kathy Bourque
• MLA	Chris d'Entremont (PC)
Area[1]
• Land	1,528.01 km^2 (589.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	8,252
• Density	5.40/km^2 (14.0/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	4.7%
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	3,912
Median Income*	$49,898 CDN
Website	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. Argyle is a bilingual community, in which native speakers of English and French 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 of bilingualism in Canada.^[2]

History

Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, it was called "Bapkoktek".^[3] In 1766, after his service in the French 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.^[3] The township was granted in 1771.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic Groups (2006)^[4]

Ethnic Origin	Population	Pct (%)
Canadian	4,605	53.6%
French	4,395	51.1%
English	2,065	24.0%
Acadian	1,290	15.0%
Métis	1,255	14.6%
Irish	880	10.2%
Scottish	880	10.2%
North American Indian	530	6.2%
German	265	3.1%

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1961 7,810 —     1966 8,117 +3.9% 1971 8,517 +4.9% 1976 8,618 +1.2% 1981 8,949 +3.8% 1986 9,055 +1.2% 1991 9,215 +1.8% 1996 8,947 −2.9% 2001 8,688 −2.9% 2006 8,656 −0.4% 2011 8,252 −4.7% [5][6]

Mother tongue language (2011)[4] Language Population Pct (%) English only 4,295 52.28% French only 3,725 45.34% Both English and French 160 1.95% Other languages 35 0.43%

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:

• $147,574

Communities

• Amiraults Hill
• Argyle
• Argyle Sound
• Central Argyle
• Comeau's Hill
• East Kemptville
• East Pubnico
• East Quinan
• Glenwood
• Hubbard's Point
• Lower Argyle
• Lower East Pubnico
• Lower Eel Brook
• Lower Wedgeport
• Lower West Pubnico
• Middle East Pubnico
• Middle West Pubnico
• Morris Island
• North Belleville
• Plymouth
• Pubnico
• Quinan
• Sluice Point
• South Belleville
• Ste. Anne du Ruisseau
• Surette's Island
• Tusket
• Tusket Falls
• Tusket Islands
• Upper Wedgeport
• Wedgeport
• West Pubnico

See also

• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

References

1. Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved 2015-06-21.
2. Western Regional Enterprise Network
3. Brown, Thomas J. Place-names of the Province of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Royal Print & Litho. p. 11.
4. 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Argyle Municipal District, Nova Scotia
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
6. Town of Yarmouth (January 10, 2008). Municipal Planning Strategy (Report). Town of Yarmouth. p. 7.

External links

• Municipality of Argyle

Coordinates: 43°48′00″N 65°51′00″W / 43.800°N 65.850°W