Argyle, officially named the Municipality of the District of Argyle, is a district municipalityinYarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
Argyle
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| Municipality of the District of Argyle Municipalité du district d'Argyle | |
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Location of the Municipality of the District of Argyle
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| Coordinates: 43°48′N 65°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 | Danny Muise |
| • Deputy Warden | Nicole Albright |
| • 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* | $49,898 CDN |
| Website | www |
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The district municipality occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth. 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.[3]
Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, it was called "Bapkoktek".[4] 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.[4] The township was granted in 1771.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Argyle had a population of 7,870 living in 3,455 of its 3,818 total private dwellings, a change of -0.4% from its 2016 population of 7,899. With a land area of 1,526.07 km2 (589.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.2/km2 (13.4/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| Ethnic Origin | Population | Pct (%) |
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| 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% |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| English only | 4,295 | 52.28% |
| French only | 3,725 | 45.34% |
| Both English and French | 160 | 1.95% |
| Other languages | 35 | 0.43% |
| Religion | Population | Pct (%) |
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| Catholic | 5,435 | 67.06% |
| No religious affiliation | 965 | 11.91% |
| Baptist | 925 | 11.41% |
| Other Christian | 500 | 6.17% |
| Anglican | 140 | 1.73% |
| United Church | 70 | 0.86% |
| Pentecostal | 70 | 0.86% |
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