| St. Mary's | |
| Official Name: | Municipality of the District of St. Mary's |
| Settlement Type: | District municipality |
| Seal Size: | 100x90px |
| Motto: | "Waters of the Atlantic Salmon" |
| Coordinates: | 45.2°N -62.185°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nova Scotia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guysborough |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | April 17, 1879 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal Seat |
| Seat: | Guysborough |
| Government Type: | St. Mary's Municipal Council |
| Leader Title: | Warden |
| Leader Name: | Michael Mosher[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Land Km2: | 1909.47 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 2233 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.2 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | 5.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Census ranking |
| Population Blank2: | 1,253 of 4,870 |
| Demographics Type1: | Electoral districts |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Federal |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Central Nova |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Provincial |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | ADT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 902 |
| Blank Name: | Dwellings |
| Blank Info: | 1,700 |
| Blank1 Name: | Median Income* |
| Blank1 Info: | $35,789 CDN |
| Footnotes: |
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St. Mary's, officially named the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's, is a district municipality in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
The district municipality occupies the western half of the county and its administrative seat is in the village of Sherbrooke.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1904.08km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,233 | 5.1% | |
| 2011 | 2,354 | 9.0% | |
| 2006 | 2,587 | 6.5% | |
| 2001 | 2,766 | 6.3% | |
| 1996 | 2,952 | 6.9% | |
| 1991 | 3,172 | N/A |
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English only | 2,475 | 96.87% | |
| Other languages | 70 | 2.74% | |
| French only | 10 | 0.39% | |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |
The district municipality is divided into seven electoral districts for municipal representation: