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
• Councillors	List of Members Kathy Bourque Calvin d'Entremont Richard Donaldson Bruce Hubbard Charles LeBlanc Malcom Madden Roderick Murphy Jr. Guy Surette
• MLA	Chris d'Entremont (PC)
• MP	Greg Kerr (C)
Area
• Land	1,527.10 km2 (589.62 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	8,656
• Density	5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Change 2001-06	0.5%
• Census Ranking	436 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	3,912
Median Income*	$49,898 CDN
Website	www.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.

History

In 1766, after his service in the French and Indian Wars, Capt. Ranald MacKinnon was given a land grant of 2,000 acres (8.1 km²). He called it Argyle because he was reminded of his previous home in the Highlands of Scotland.

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
2006	8,656	0.5%
Adjustment	8,698	0.1%
2001	8,688	2.9%
1996	8,947	2.9%
1991	9,215	N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	4,445	51.72%
French only	4,005	46.60%
Both English and French	95	1.10%
Other languages	50	0.58%

Ethnic Groups (2006)

Race	Population	Pct (%)
White	8,515	99.07%
Black	60	0.70%
Other	35	0.41%

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:

• $117,360

Communities

• Argyle
• Central Argyle
• Centre East Pubnico
• Comeau's Hill
• East Quinan
• East Pubnico
• Glenwood
• Lower Argyle
• Argyle Sound
• Lower East Pubnico
• Lower Eel Brook
• Lower Wedgeport
• Lower West Pubnico
• Middle East Pubnico

• Middle West Pubnico
• North Belleville
• Plymouth
• Pubnico
• Quinan
• Sluice Point
• South Belleville
• Ste. Anne du Ruisseau
• Tusket
• Tusket Falls
• Tusket Islands
• Upper Wedgeport
• Wedgeport
• West Pubnico

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See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

External links

• Municipality of Argyle