Digby County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia .
12-540: North Range is a community in the District of Clare in Digby County , Nova Scotia . 44°30′1.52″N 65°50′55.02″W / 44.5004222°N 65.8486167°W / 44.5004222; -65.8486167 ( North Range, Nova Scotia ) This Digby County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Clare, Nova Scotia Clare , officially named
24-428: A land area of 851.14 km (328.63 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.0/km (23.4/sq mi) in 2021. Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary: Musical groups from the area include: The song M'en allant par Saulnierville Station written by Denis Comeau and recorded by Suroît
36-570: A postsecondary education. The area hosts the oldest and largest annual Acadian Festival, as well as Nova Scotia's first Gran Fondo cycling event, which was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Municipality of the District of Clare had a population of 7,678 living in 3,607 of its 4,393 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 8,018 . With
48-490: Is a song about the local community of Saulnierville Station . Musicians from the area include: Filmmaker: 44°20′N 66°07′W / 44.333°N 66.117°W / 44.333; -66.117 Saulnierville Station, Nova Scotia It was named after the Township of Digby; this was named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby , who dispatched HMS Atalanta to convey Loyalists from New York City in
60-504: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Digby County had a population of 17,062 living in 8,117 of its 9,681 total private dwellings, a change of -1.5% from its 2016 population of 17,323 . With a land area of 2,512.28 km (970.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.8/km (17.6/sq mi) in 2021. Population trend Mother tongue language (2011) Ethnic groups (2006) Highways and numbered routes that run through
72-592: The County Clare in Ireland. The municipality is inhabited by many Acadians and their descendants and conducts its business in both English and French , although the official language is English and both languages are used. The only French university in the province of Nova Scotia, Université Sainte-Anne , is located in Church Point ( Pointe-de-l'Église / Chicoben) and 47% of the adult population has
84-517: The Municipality of the District of Clare , is a district municipality in south Nova Scotia , Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district . The Municipality of the District of Clare occupies the western half of Digby County . Most of the municipality's settled areas are located along St. Marys Bay , a sub-basin of the Gulf of Maine . The township
96-587: The 1760s–1780s, the Mi'kmaw were instrumental in helping the new Acadians survive and become skilled in surviving the harsh winters along the coast. By the 1800s most Mi'kmaw had left the area to live on the Reserve in Bear River, while still returning for fishing, hunting, trade and ceremony throughout the year. It was named "Clare" by then Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia , Michael Francklin . The name comes from
108-504: The area. They also had a principal settlement by River Allen near Cape Sainte-Marie used for fishing and as a canoe route [3]. The Mi'kmaw also used a fishing weir system for catching mackerel and herring that they taught to the new settlers, which they continued to use until well into the 1900s, and fish drying techniques that continue today. They also caught eels, seals, clams, urchins and other sea life, as well as berries, medicinal plants and other coastal resources. As new settlers arrived in
120-564: The spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby, as part of their evacuation and resettlement following the American Revolutionary War. The Crown resettled thousands of Loyalists in Nova Scotia and other areas of Canada. Digby County was established in 1837. Previously, from August 17, 1759, when Nova Scotia was first divided into counties, this area had been part of Annapolis County . In 1861, Digby County
132-578: Was divided into two sessional districts: Digby and Clare . These were eventually incorporated as district municipalities in 1879. In addition to these two district municipalities, the county contains the Town of Digby and part of the Bear River Indian (First Nations) reserve. Also, there is Digby Neck leading into the Bay of Fundy to Long Island and Brier Island . As a census division in
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#1732766291039144-447: Was settled in 1768 by Acadian families who had returned to Nova Scotia from exile. Prior to the establishment of Clare the Mi'kmaw knew the area as Wagweiik. The mouth of Salmon River is thought to be a traditional summer settlement of the Mi'kmaw and several artifacts have been found there, as well as at Meteghan, Major's Point and other sites [2]. Place names like Hectanooga, Mitihikan (Meteghan), and Chicaben (Church Point) are found in
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