ARGYLE, NOVA SCOTIA

Part of a series about 'Municipalities in Nova Scotia'
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'Nova Scotia Municipal Districts'
'Municipalite Argyle Municipality'
Industry / Industrie
'Municipal Statistics
'Area'	1527.1 km²
'Population'	8,656 ★
'Population_Density'	5.7/km² ★
'Average_Earnings'	$ CDN 25,479 +
'Founded'	1653
'Government
'Warden'	Aldric d'Entremont
'Governing Body'	Municipality of Argyle Council
'Administrative Seat'	Tusket
'Date Incorporated'	April 17, 1879
'Other Information'
'Website'	http://www.munargyle.com/
'Time zone'	AST (UTC -4)
'Postal Code'	B0W 3M0
'Telephone Exchange(s)'	902 - 648
'Footnotes'
★ According to StatCan Census Year 2006
+ Average Household Income

'Argyle' (2006 Population: 8,656) is a municipal district in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
The district occupies the eastern portion of the county and is one of three municipal units - the other two being the town of Yarmouth and the Yarmouth municipal district.

Contents

History

Demographics

Communities

References

History

In 1766, after his service in the French and Indian Wars, Capt. Ranald MacKinnon was given a land grant of 2000 acres. He called it Argyle because he was reminded of his previous home in the Highlands of Scotland.

Demographics

Communities

★ Argyle

★ Belleville

★ Central Argyle

★ East Kemptville

★ East Pubnico

★ Glenwood

★ Lower Argyle

★ Lower East Pubnico

★ Lower Eel Brook

★ Lower Wedgeport

★ Lower West Pubnico

★ Middle East Pubnico

★ Middle West Pubnico

★ Plymouth

★ Pubnico

★ Quinan

★ Ste. Anne du Ruisseau

★ Tusket

★ Wedgeport

★ West Pubnico

References

★ Municipality of Argyle

	'North:' Clare, Digby MD
'West:' Yarmouth MD	'Argyle'	'East:' Barrington
	'South: 'Barrington