Digby County is a

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in the

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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

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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 Annapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province located on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal. History Established August 17, 1759, by Order in Council, Annapoli ...

. In 1861, Digby County was divided into two sessional districts: Digby and

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. These were eventually incorporated as 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 (First Nations) reserve. Also, there is

Digby Neck Digby Neck is a Canadian peninsula extending into the Bay of Fundy in Digby County, Nova Scotia. Digby Neck is the western extension of the North Mountain range from the Annapolis Valley and is made of two thick lava flows. It is separated from ...

leading into the

Bay of Fundy The Bay of Fundy (french: Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its extremely high tidal range is the hi ...

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and

Brier Island Brier Island is an island in the Bay of Fundy in Digby County, Nova Scotia. Geography The island is the westernmost part of Nova Scotia and the southern end of the North Mountain ridge with Long Island lying immediately northeast; both islands ...

Demographics

As a

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in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, 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 Mother tongue language (2011) Ethnic groups (2006)2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Digby County, Nova Scotia
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Communities

;Towns * Digby ;Villages * Freeport * Tiverton * Westport * Weymouth ;Reserves *

Bear River 6 Bear River 6 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Annapolis County and Digby County, Nova Scotia. It had a population of 138 individuals in 2016, an increase of 35.3% compared to 2011. It is administratively part of the Bear River First Nation Bear R ...

;District municipalities *

Municipality of the District of Clare Clare, officially named the Municipality of the District of Clare, is a List of district municipalities in Nova Scotia#District municipality, district municipality in western Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municip ...

Municipality of the District of Digby Digby, officially named the Municipality of the District of Digby, is a district municipality in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. The district municipality forms ...

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county boundary:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 76-77, 84-85 *Highways ** *Trunk routes ** *Collector routes: ** ** ** *External routes: **None

Museums

The county's history is preserved at the

Admiral Digby Museum The Admiral Digby Museum is a museum in Digby, Nova Scotia, that explores the history of Digby and the surrounding communities of Digby County. It is housed in a restored Georgian style house facing Digby Harbour, known as the Woodrow/Dakin Hous ...

as well as several community museums.

Notable people

Coline Campbell Coline M. Campbell (born 26 September 1940) is a former member of the House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Cro ...

Joseph Willie Comeau Joseph William (Willie) Comeau (March 12, 1876 – January 11, 1966) was a Canadian educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1907 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1 ...

Phil Comeau Phil Comeau (born 1956), CM is a Canadian film and television director, born in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia. He lives in Moncton, New Brunswick and Montreal, Quebec. Biography Phil Comeau is a film and television director and scriptwriter, base ...

Alfred Gilpin Jones Alfred Gilpin Jones, (September 28, 1824 – March 15, 1906) was a Canadians, Canadian businessman, politician, and List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia#Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia, 1867-present, eighth Lieutenant Governor of N ...

Herbert Ladd Jones Herbert Ladd Jones (January 9, 1858 – December 9, 1921) was a Canadian politician. Early life and education Born in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, the son of St. Clair Jones and Helen Ladd, Jones was educated at the schools in Weymouth and the Col ...

William M. Jones Major William M. Jones (August 23, 1895 – 1969) was a Canadian soldier of World War I and World War II who served with distinction with the Yugoslav Partisans. Biography Jones was born in Bear River, Nova Scotia. His code name was "Lawrence ...

Sam Langford Samuel Edgar Langford (March 4, 1886 – January 12, 1956), known as the Boston Tar Baby, Boston Terror and Boston Bonecrusher, was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Know ...

John Elkanah Morton John Elkanah Morton (1793 – April 20, 1835) was a political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented the town of Digby in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1827 to 1830. He was the son of Elkanah Morton. Morton married a Miss Beckwith. H ...

George Nowlan George Clyde Nowlan, (14 August 1898 – 31 May 1965) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, he served from 9 August 1962–21 April 1963 as the Minister of Fi ...

* Henri M. Robicheau *

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Robert Thibault Robert G. Thibault, (born September 29, 1959) is a Canadian politician. Early life Thibault was born in Digby, Nova Scotia in 1959. He is the grandson of former provincial politician, Joseph William Comeau. Political career Thibault served a ...

* Martin Welch *

Maud Lewis Maud Kathleen Lewis (née Dowley; March 7, 1903 – July 30, 1970) was a Canadian folk artist from Nova Scotia. She lived most of her life in poverty in a small house in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia. She achieved national recognition in 1964 and 196 ...

References

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