Shelburne County, Nova Scotia

Shelburne County
County

Location of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 43°48′N 65°18′W / 43.8°N 65.3°W / 43.8; -65.3Coordinates: 43°48′N 65°18′W / 43.8°N 65.3°W / 43.8; -65.3
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
Municipal district (s) Barrington / Shelburne
Towns Shelburne / Lockeport / Clarks Harbour
Established 1784
Electoral Districts
Federal
South Shore—St. Margaret's
Provincial Shelburne
Area[1]
 • Total 2,464.65 km2 (951.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 14,496
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Change 2006-11 Decrease6.7%
 • Census Rankings
 - Municipal districts
 Barrington
 Shelburne
 - Towns
 Shelburne
 Clark's Harbour
 Lockeport

7,331 (494 of 5,008)
4,828 (705 of 5,008)

1,879 (1,380 of 5,008)
860 (2,265 of 5,008)
646 (2,674 of 5,008)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 902
Dwellings 7651
Median Income* $40,514 CDN
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Shelburne County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

History

Shelburne County was founded in 1784 shortly following the influx of Loyalist settlers evacuated from the newly independent United States of America. It was originally named Port Roseway, until it became a very busy town and was considered to be the capital of Nova Scotia, in which the name was changed to Shelburne in an attempt to please Lord Shelburne, the British Prime Minister from 1782 to 1783. The boundaries of Shelburne County were established by Governor and Council on December 16, 1785.

The first Loyalists arrived in May 1783. They were faced with a somewhat bleak environment in which to make their homes. The land is very rocky with acidic soil. There is also a lot of forest.

The area had previously been settled by French-speaking Catholic Acadians, many of whom had been deported to British Colonies. The new arrivals included Black Loyalists who were given substandard land, particularly around Birchtown. In 1796 about 600 Jamaican Maroons were deported to this area of Nova Scotia as well.

In 1824, at a time when the lines of a number of counties were being cut out and marked, the boundary between Queens and Shelburne Counties was surveyed.

In 1836 Shelburne County was divided into two separate and distinct counties with Yarmouth County being formed out of what had been part of Shelburne County.

In 1854, Shelburne County was divided into two districts - the District of Shelburne and the District of Barrington.

Demographics

Population trend[2][3]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 14,496 Decrease6.7%
2006 15,544 Decrease4.2%
2001 16,231 Decrease4.5%
1996 17,002 Decrease2.0%
1991 17,343 Decrease1.0%
1986 17,516 Increase1.1%
1981 17,328 N/A
1941 13,251
1931 12,485
1921 13,491
1911 14,105
1901 14,202
1891 14,956
1881 14,913
1871 12,417 N/A

Mother tongue language (2011)[4]

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 14,050 97.91%
French only 155 1.08%
Non-official languages 110 0.77%
Multiple responses 30 0.21%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[5]

Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%)
Canadian 9,335 60.6%
English 5,145 33.4%
Scottish 3,115 20.2%
Irish 1,915 12.4%
German 1,805 11.7%
French 1,235 8.0%
Métis 970 6.3%
Dutch (Netherlands) 680 4.4%
North American Indian 630 4.1%

Communities

See List of communities in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.

Towns

District municipalities

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district, including external routes that start or finish at the district limits:[6]

  • External Routes:
    • None

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
  2. ↑ Censuses 1871-1941
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2011 census
  5. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Shelburne County, Nova Scotia
  6. ↑ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Page 89


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