Argyle, Nova Scotia

Argyle
Municipal district
Flag of Argyle Flag Seal
Motto: Industry
Location of Argyle Municipal District 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
Area
• Land	1,528.01 km2 (589.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	8,252
• Density	5.40/km2 (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.

History

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.

Demographics

Ethnic Groups (2006)

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.	±%
1981	8,949	—
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%

Mother tongue language (2011)

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

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See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

External links

• Municipality of Argyle