| District of Shelburne | |
| Official Name: | Municipality of the District of Shelburne |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Motto: | From Ocean To Forest |
| Mapsize: | 275px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nova Scotia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shelburne |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | South Shore—St. Margaret's |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | Shelburne |
| Government Type: | Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne |
| Leader Title: | Warden |
| Leader Name: | Penny Smith |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 17, 1879 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1816.71 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 4336 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | 1.1% |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | 43.85°N -65.2828°W |
| Blank Name: | Dwellings |
| Blank Info: | 2735 |
| Blank1 Name: | Median Income* |
| Blank1 Info: | $40,415 CDN |
| Blank3 Name: | Seat |
| Blank3 Info: | Shelburne, Nova Scotia |
| Footnotes: |
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District of Shelburne, officially named the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, is a district municipality comprising the eastern section of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, but does not include the Towns of Shelburne or Lockeport. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. It is home to the Bowers Meadows Wilderness Area.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1816.71km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English only | 4,630 | 97.17% | |
| Other languages | 85 | 1.78% | |
| French only | 50 | 1.05% |
| Ethnic Origin | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 2,285 | 56.5% | |
| English | 1,135 | 28.1% | |
| Scottish | 825 | 20.4% | |
| Irish | 575 | 14.2% | |
| German | 760 | 18.8% | |
| French | 335 | 8.3% | |
| Dutch (Netherlands) | 215 | 5.3% | |
| Welsh | 145 | 3.6% | |
| North American Indian | 115 | 2.8% | |
| Métis | 115 | 2.8% |
The following communities are included within the Municipality of the District of Shelburne:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:[6]