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District of Shelburne
District municipality
Municipality of the District of Shelburne
Coat of arms
Motto: From Ocean To Forest
Location of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne
Coordinates: 43°51′00″N 65°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 km (701.44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	4,336
• Density	2.4/km (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
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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.

Demographics

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 km (701.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km (6.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Communities

The following communities are included within the Municipality of the District of Shelburne:

• Allendale
• Arnold
• Atlantic
• Birchtown
• Blanche
• Canada Hill
• Carleton Village
• Churchover
• Clyde River
• East Green Harbour
• East Jordan
• East Sable River
• East Side of Ragged Island
• Granite Village
• Greenwood
• Gunning Cove
• Indian Fields
• Ingomar
• Jordan Bay
• Jordan Branch
• Jordan Falls
• Jordan Ferry
• Little Harbour
• Little Port L'Hebert
• Lockeport Station
• Louis Head
• Lower Jordan Bay
• Lower Ohio
• Lower Sandy Point
• Lydgate
• McNutts Island
• Middle Ohio
• North East Harbour
• North West Harbour
• Ohio
• Osborne Harbour
• Pleasant Point
• Port Clyde
• Port L'Hebert
• Port Saxon
• Rockland
• Roseway
• Round Bay
• Sable River
• Sable River Station
• Sable River West
• Sandy Point
• Upper Clyde River
• Upper Ohio
• Welshtown
• West Green Harbour
• West Middle Sable
• Western Head

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:

See also

• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

References

1. ^ Statistics Canada Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – 100% data
2. Environment, Nova Scotia (1 April 2009). "Bowers Meadows Wilderness Area - Protected Areas - Nova Scotia Environment". novascotia.ca.
3. 1996, 2001, 2006 census
4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
5. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Shelburne Municipal District, Nova Scotia
6. 2006 Statistics Canada Census Topic-Based Tabulations: Shelburne Municipal District, Nova Scotia
7. Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Page 89

External links

• Official website

v t e Places adjacent to Municipality of the District of Shelburne
Municipality of the District of Argyle Municipality of the District of Digby Municipality of the District of Barrington Municipality of the District of Shelburne Region of Queens Municipality Atlantic Ocean

43°51′00″N 65°16′58″W / 43.85000°N 65.28278°W / 43.85000; -65.28278

• Communities in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
• District municipalities in Nova Scotia