| Argyle | |
| Official Name: | Municipality of the District of Argyle Municipalité du district d'Argyle |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Motto: | Industry |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nova Scotia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yarmouth |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | West Nova |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Argyle |
| Government Type: | Argyle Municipal Council |
| Leader Title: | Municipal Seat |
| Leader Name: | Tusket |
| Leader Title1: | Warden |
| Leader Name1: | Nicole Albright |
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Warden |
| Leader Name2: | Ted Saulnier |
| Leader Title3: | Councillors |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 17, 1879 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Land Km2: | 1528.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] [3] |
| Population Total: | 7899 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5.2 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | 4.3% |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 902 |
| Blank Name: | Dwellings |
| Blank Info: | 3,821 |
| Blank1 Name: | Median Income* |
| Blank1 Info: | $49,898 CDN |
| Footnotes: |
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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.[4]
Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, it was called "Bapkoktek". In 1766, after his service in the French and Indian Wars, Lt. Ranald MacKinnon was given a land grant of 2000acres. He called it Argyle (Argyll) because he was reminded of his previous home in the Highlands of Scotland.[5] The township was granted in 1771.[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Argyle had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1526.07km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6] In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth had a population of 10,067 living in 4,430 of its 5,072 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 9,845. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | English | 4,430 | 56.68% | |
| align=left | French | 2,950 | 37.75% | |
| align=left | Non-official languages | 75 | 0.9% | |
| align=left | English and French | 360 | 4.61% |
| Ethnic / cultural origin | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Acadians | 3,525 | 45.25% |
| align=left | French ( |
| Religion | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Catholic | 4,065 | 52.15% |
| align=left | No religion and secular perspectives | 2,155 | 27.64% |
| align=left | Baptist | 710 | 9.11% |
| align=left | Christian ( |