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Municipality of the District of Yarmouth

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Country
  
Canada

County
  
Yarmouth

Electoral Districts      Federal
  
West Nova

Electoral Districts Federal
  
West Nova

Median Income*
  
$44,323 CDN

Province
  
Nova Scotia

Incorporated
  
April 17, 1879

Provincial
  
Yarmouth

Population
  
9,845 (2016)

Area code
  
902

Municipality of the District of Yarmouth

Weather
  
2°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 91% Humidity

Yarmouth, officially named the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth, is a district municipality in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.

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The district municipality forms the western part of Yarmouth County. It is one of three municipal units in the county, the other two being the Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Argyle.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth recorded a population of 9,845 living in 4,250 of its 4,981 total private dwellings, a change of −2.6% from its 2011 population of 10,105. With a land area of 586.65 km2 (226.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.8/km2 (43.5/sq mi) in 2016.

Education:

  • No certificate, diploma or degree: 35.32%
  • High school certificate: 18.16%
  • Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 13.43%
  • Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 20.06%
  • University certificate or diploma: 12.96%

    • Unemployment rate:

  • 10.9%

    • Average house value:

  • $141,461

    • Communities

    Communities include:

    References

    Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Wikipedia
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