Municipality of the District of Digby
municipal district in Nova Scotia, Canada
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 the eastern part of Digby County. It is one of three municipal units in the county, the other two being the Town of Digby and the Municipality of the District of Clare.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Digby had a population of 7,242 living in 3,427 of its 4,099 total private dwellings, a change of 1.9% from its 2016 population of 7,107. With a land area of 1,654.59 km2 (638.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.4/km2 (11.3/sq mi) in 2021.
The public source identifies “Municipality of the District of Digby” as municipal district in Nova Scotia, Canada. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Municipality, District and Digby.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q507413. Authority coordinates are 44.483, -65.833. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021 and 2016.
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