Argyle, Nova Scotia
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Part of a series about Municipalities in Nova Scotia
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
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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.

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

According to the Canada 2006 Census:^[1]

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

Public library

• Pubnico Branch Library, Pubnico Head

References

• Municipality of Argyle

Coordinates: 43°48′00″N 65°51′00″W / 43.8, -65.85 (Argyle)

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