Digby County
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 Location of the region in Nova Scotia
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| Country | Canada |
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Nova Scotia
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| Administrative headquarters | Digby |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 37 ′ N , 65 ° 46 ′ W |
| Residents | 18,036 (as of 2011) |
| surface | 2,515.23 km² |
| Population density | 0 inhabitants / km² |
| founding | 1759 |
| Time zone : | Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4) Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time) |
Digby County is one of the currently 18 counties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia). It is located in the northwest of the province and is bordered by Annapolis County to the northeast and Yarmouth County to the south . To the southeast, it also borders the Region of Queens Municipality . The county is on the Bay of Fundy and has its administrative center in Digby .
In the administrative unit of 2,515.23 km² there were 18,036 inhabitants in 2011, resulting in a population density of 7.2 inhabitants / km². Compared to the census from 2006, the number of inhabitants has decreased again. The population decreased by 5.0%. The county is in the middle of all counties in terms of both area and population and thus population density.
The county is connected to the rest of the province's transportation network via the Nova Scotia Highway 101 . There is also a Bay Ferries ferry from Digby across the Bay of Fundy to Saint John . To the air traffic the county is via the Digby-Annapolis Regional Airport , south of Digby.
history
Even before it was discovered by Europeans, this area was a settlement and hunting area for First Nations , the Mi'kmaq . The area originally belonged to Annapolis County when the province was divided into counties in 1759. Digby County was split off from this only in 1837 and named after the British Admiral Robert Digby .
Communities
Digby County is divided
- Digby (the city ( Town )) and
- the Digby Municipal District and
- the Clare Municipal District .
There is also a Mi'kmaq reservation in the county.