Clare, Nova Scotia

Clare
—  Municipal district  —
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Location of Clare Municipal District
Coordinates: 44°20′00″N 66°07′00″W / 44.333333°N 66.116667°W / 44.333333; -66.116667
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Digby
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts       Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Clare
Government
- Type	District of Clare Municipal Council
- County seat	Little Brook
- Warden	Jean Melanson
Area[1]
- Land	852.82 km2 (329.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- Total	8,813
- Density	10.3/km2 (26.7/sq mi)
- Change 2001-06	2.8%
- Census Ranking	431 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902 - 769,837,645,778
Dwellings	4,558
Median Income*	$41,450 CDN
Website	www.clarenovascotia.com
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Clare is a municipal district in western Nova Scotia, Canada.

Primarily an Acadian region, Clare occupies the western half of Digby County. Most of the municipality's settled areas are located along St. Marys Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of Maine. The municipality is mainly inhabited by Acadians and conducts its business in both English and French, although the most commonly used language is French. The Municipality of Clare holds the oldest and largest Annual Acadian Festival.

Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 8,813 2.8% 2001 9,067 2.5% 1996 9,298 3.7% 1991 9,654 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) French only 5,690 65.78% English only 2,745 31.74% Both English and French 130 1.50% Other languages 85 0.98%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 8,555 98.90% Black 85 0.98% Latin American 10 0.12%

Communities

Bangor Bear Cove Beaver River Belliveaus Cove Briar Lake Cape St. Mary's Church Point Comeauville Concession Corberrie Easton Grosses Coques Hassett Havelock Hectanooga Lake Doucette Little Brook Mavillette Maxwellton Station Mayflower

Meteghan Meteghan River Meteghan Station Moody's Corner New Edinburgh New Tusket Richfield Salmon River Saulnierville Saulnierville Station Southville St. Alphonse de Clare St. Benoni St. Bernard St. Joseph St. Martin de Clare Weaver Settlement Woodvale

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the district, including external routes that start or finish at the district limits:^[4]

Highways Hwy 101

Trunk Routes Trunk 1

Collector Routes: Route 340

External Routes: None

Culture

Musical groups from the area include:

• Grand Dérangement
• BeauPhare
• Blou
• Radio Radio
• DPS
• Sweet Tuesday

The song M'en allant par Saulnierville Station by Suroît is a song about the local community of Saulnierville Station.

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Clare Municipal District, Nova Scotia
2. ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
4. ^ Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas ISBN 978-1-55368-618-7 Page 84

External links

• Municipality of Clare // Baie Sainte Marie
• Municipality of Clare Tourism - Rendez-vous de la Baie cultural & interpretive centre
• Largest Annual Acadian Festival held in Municipality of Clare
• Annual Clare Canoe Trip
• University Sainte Anne
• Official tourism website for Yarmouth & Acadian Shores
• Clare Lions Jr. C Hockey Club
• Good Nature Photography by Angel Flanagan Photography taken around Baie Ste Marie

Coordinates: 44°20′N 66°07′W / 44.333°N 66.117°W / 44.333; -66.117