Municipality of the District of Lunenburg
District municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada
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The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, is a district municipality in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
Lunenburg | |
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District municipality | |
| Municipality of the District of Lunenburg | |
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 Location of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′00″N 064°35′57″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Lunenburg |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 |
| Municipal Seat | Bridgewater |
| Government | |
| • Type | Lunenburg Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Elspeth McLean-Wile |
| • Deputy Mayor | Chasidy Veinotte[1] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,759.59 km2 (679.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 24,863 |
| • Density | 14.130/km2 (36.597/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 |  1.0% |
| • Census ranking | 173 of 4,870 |
| Electoral districts | |
| • Federal | South Shore—St. Margarets |
| • Provincial | Lunenburg / Lunenburg West |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Dwellings | 13,392 |
| Median Income* | $45,088 CDN |
| Website | Official website |
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Lunenburg surrounds the towns of Bridgewater, Lunenburg, and Mahone Bay, which are incorporated separately and not part of the district municipality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg had a population of 25,545 living in 11,502 of its 14,233 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 24,863. With a land area of 1,757.79 km2 (678.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.5/km2 (37.6/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Ethnicity
| Panethnic group | 2021[6] | 2016[7] | 2011[8] | 2006[9] | 2001[10] | |||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| European[a] | 24,140 | 95.08% | 23,720 | 95.97% | 24,305 | 97.36% | 24,620 | 98.36% | 24,970 | 98.25% |
| Indigenous | 860 | 3.39% | 760 | 3.08% | 475 | 1.9% | 345 | 1.38% | 215 | 0.85% |
| African | 155 | 0.61% | 105 | 0.42% | 60 | 0.24% | 30 | 0.12% | 115 | 0.45% |
| East Asian[b] | 75 | 0.3% | 40 | 0.16% | 55 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 45 | 0.18% |
| South Asian | 60 | 0.24% | 10 | 0.04% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.04% |
| Southeast Asian[c] | 45 | 0.18% | 15 | 0.06% | 35 | 0.14% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.1% |
| Middle Eastern[d] | 35 | 0.14% | 10 | 0.04% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.04% | 40 | 0.16% |
| Latin American | 15 | 0.06% | 35 | 0.14% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Other/multiracial[e] | 15 | 0.06% | 20 | 0.08% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total responses | 25,390 | 99.39% | 24,715 | 99.4% | 24,965 | 99.39% | 25,030 | 99.47% | 25,415 | 99.39% |
| Total population | 25,545 | 100% | 24,863 | 100% | 25,118 | 100% | 25,164 | 100% | 25,570 | 100% |
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||
Language
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| English only | 24,510 | 97.92% |
| Other languages | 275 | 1.10% |
| French only | 225 | 0.90% |
| Both English and French | 20 | 0.08% |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.