St. Mary's, Nova Scotia

St. Mary's
Municipal district
Seal
Motto: "Waters of the Atlantic Salmon"
Location of St. Mary's Municipal District
Coordinates: 45.20°N 62.185°W / 45.20; -62.185
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Guysborough
Founded	1655
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts    Federal	Central Nova
Provincial	Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Government
• Type	St. Mary's Municipal Council
• Warden	David Clark
Area
• Land	1,909.59 km2 (737.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,354
• Density	1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	9.0%
• Census Ranking	1,197 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902
Dwellings	1,700
Median Income*	$35,789 CDN
Website	www.saint-marys.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

St. Mary's is a municipal district in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.

The district occupies the western half of the county and its administrative seat is in the village of Sherbrooke.

Demographics

Population trend

Census	Population	Change (%)
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

Mother tongue language (2006)

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%

Electoral districts

The municipality is divided into 8 electoral districts for municipal representation:

1. Sherbrooke & Area
2. Ecum Secum& Area
3. Caledonia & Area
4. Sonora - Port Hilford
5. Goshen & Area
6. Liscomb & Area
7. Port Bickerton & Area

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

External links

• Official website