Argyle | |
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| Municipality of the District of Argyle Municipalité du district d'Argyle | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: Industry | |
 Location of the Municipality of the District of Argyle | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′N 65°51′W / 43.8°N 65.85°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Yarmouth |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | West Nova |
| Provincial | Argyle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Argyle Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Seat | Tusket |
| • Warden | Danny Muise |
| • Deputy Warden | Nicole Albright |
| • Councillors | List of Members
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| Area | |
| • Land | 1,528.17 km2 (590.03 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,899 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 |  4.3% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 3,821 |
| Median Income* | $49,898 CDN |
| Website | www |
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Argyle, officially named the Municipality of the District of Argyle, is a district municipality in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
The district municipality occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the Town of Yarmouth and the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth. Argyle is a bilingual community, in which native speakers of English and French each account for about half of the population. As of 2016, 60% of the population speaks both French and English, one of the highest rates of bilingualism in Canada.[3]
- ^ a b Statistics Canada. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses". Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 censuses - 100% data
- ^ Western Regional Enterprise Network