Digby County
Digby County is a List of counties of [Nova Scotia|county] in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
History
It was named after the Township of Digby; this was named in honour of Rear Admiral Robert Digby, who dispatched HMS Atalanta to convey Loyalists from New York City in the spring of 1783 to Conway, which became known as Digby, as part of their evacuation and resettlement following the American Revolutionary War. The Crown resettled thousands of Loyalists in Nova Scotia and other areas of Canada. Digby County was established in 1837. Previously, from August 17, 1759, when Nova Scotia was first divided into counties, this area had been part of Annapolis County.In 1861, Digby County was divided into two sessional districts: Digby and Clare. These were eventually incorporated as List of [municipalities in Nova Scotia#District municipalities|district municipalities] in 1879.
In addition to these two district municipalities, the county contains the Town of Digby and part of the Bear River Indian reserve. Also, there is Digby Neck leading into the Bay of Fundy to Long Island and Brier Island.
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Digby County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.Population trend
| Census | Population | Change |
| 2021 | 17,062 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 17,323 | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 18,036 | 5.0% |
| 2006 | 18,992 | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 19,548 | 4.6% |
| 1996 | 20,500 | 3.8% |
| 1991 | 21,195 | 3.1% |
| 1986 | 21,852 | 0.8% |
| 1981 | 21,689 | 11.4% |
| 1941 | 19,472 | 6.1% |
| 1931 | 18,353 | 6.8% |
| 1921 | 19,612 | 2.8% |
| 1911 | 20,167 | 0.8% |
| 1901 | 20,322 | 1.7% |
| 1891 | 19,987 | 0.03% |
| 1881 | 19,981 | 17.3% |
| 1871 | 17,037 | N/A |
Mother tongue language
| Language | Population | Pct |
| English only | 11,850 | 66.65% |
| French only | 5,430 | 30.54% |
| Non-official languages | 190 | 1.07% |
| Multiple responses | 305 | 1.72% |
Ethnic groups
| Ethnic Origin | Population | Pct |
| Canadian | 9,265 | 49.5% |
| French | 6,795 | 36.3% |
| English | 5,000 | 26.7% |
| Scottish | 2,655 | 14.2% |
| Irish | 2,295 | 12.3% |
| Acadian | 2,150 | 11.5% |
| German | 1,235 | 6.6% |
| North American Indian | 1,035 | 5.5% |
| Métis | 830 | 4.4% |
| Dutch (Netherlands) | 635 | 3.4% |
Communities
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