Municipality of the District of St. Mary's

For other uses, see St. Mary's (disambiguation).

St. Mary's
District municipality
Municipality of the District of St. Mary's
Post office in Sherbrooke
Seal
Motto:  Waters of the Atlantic Salmon
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°12′00″N62°11′06″W / 45.20°N 62.185°W / 45.20; -62.185
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Guysborough
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts     Federal	Central Nova
Provincial	Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Government
• Type	St. Mary's Municipal Council
•  Municipal Seat	Sherbrooke
• Warden	James Fuller [1]
Area [2]
• Land	1,909.47 km2 (737.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	2,161
• Density	1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi)
• Change 2016–21	3.2%
• Census ranking	1,317 of 4,870
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	902
Dwellings	1,700
Median Income*	$35,789 CDN
Website	Official website
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

St. Mary's, officially named the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's, is a district municipality in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The district municipality occupies the western half of the county and its administrative seat is in the village of Sherbrooke.

History

The first inhabitants of the area were the indigenous Mi'kmaq people. The French established a presence along the St. Mary's River in the 17th century. The area was widely settled by the British in the early 19th century.

The District of St.Mary's was created in 1879 with the act establishing municipal governments in Nova Scotia. Prior to this, the tasks of local administration were combined with local courts and the Justices of the Peace.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's had a population of 2,161 living in 1,047 of its 1,538 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 2,233. With a land area of 1,904.08 km² (735.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.1/km² (2.9/sq mi) in 2021. ^[3]

Population trend [4] Census Population Change (%) 2021 2,161 3.2% 2016 2,233 5.1% 2011 2,354 9.0% 2006 2,587 6.5% 2001 2,766 6.3% 1996 2,952 6.9% 1991 3,172 N/A

Mother tongue language (2021) [5] Language Population Pct (%) English only 2,060 96.7% Other language(s) 30 1.4% French only 30 1.4% Both English and non-official language(s) 5 0.2% Both English and French 0 0.00%

Electoral districts

The district municipality is divided into five electoral districts for municipal representation. ^[6]

See also

• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

References

1. "Council". Municipality of the District of St. Mary's. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
2. 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: St. Mary's Municipal District, Nova Scotia
3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
6. "Municipal Electoral Districts". Municipality of the District of St. Mary's. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

External links

• Media related to Municipality of the District of St. Mary's at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website