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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+ Mother tongue language (2006)2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Shelburne Municipal District, Nova Scotia Language Population Pct (%) English only 4,630 97.17% Other languages 85 1.78% French only 50 1.05%
+ Ethnic Groups (2006)2006 Statistics Canada Census Topic-Based Tabulations: Shelburne Municipal District, Nova Scotia Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%) Canadian 2,285 56.5% English 1,135 28.1% Scottish 825 20.4% Irish 575 14.2% German 760 18.8% French 335 8.3% Dutch (Netherlands) 215 5.3% Welsh 145 3.6% North American Indian 115 2.8% Métis 115 2.8%
Communities The following communities are included within the Municipality of the District of Shelburne:
Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Page 89
Highways
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Collector Routes:
External Routes: None
See also List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
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