Argyle | |
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Municipality of the District of Argyle Municipalité du district d'Argyle | |
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 | ![]() |
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]