Barrington, Nova Scotia

Not to be confused with Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia.

Barrington
—  Municipal district  —
Nickname(s): Lobster Capital of Canada
Coordinates: 43°33′53″N 65°33′50″W / 43.5646°N 65.563864°W / 43.5646; -65.563864
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Shelburne
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts      Federal	South Shore—St. Margaret's
Provincial	Shelburne
Government
– Type	Barrington Municipal Council
Area[1]
– Land	631.94 km2 (244 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1][2]
– Total	7,331
– Density	11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
– Change 2001-06	4.1%
– Census Ranking	494 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
– Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings	3,355
Median Income*	$44,541 CDN
Website	www.barringtonmunicipality.com
*Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Barrington is a municipal district in western Shelburne County, Nova Scotia.

Barrington forms the southernmost part of the province and contains Cape Sable, the eastern boundary between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine.

Demographics

Population trend[3] Census Population Change (%) 2006 7,331 4.1% 2001 7,648 3.0% 1996 7,883 1.4% 1991 7,774 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[1] Language Population Pct (%) English only 7,100 97.33% Other languages 105 1.44% French only 90 1.23%

Ethnic Groups (2006)[1] Race Population Pct (%) White 8,515 98.84% Black 45 0.62% Asian 40 0.55%

Communities

• Atwoods Brook
• Baccaro
• Barrington
• Barrington Head
• Barrington Passage
• Barrington West
• Bear Point
• Blanche
• Brass Hill
• Cape Negro
• Cape Sable Island
• Centreville
• Central Woods Harbour
• Charlesville
• Clam Point
• Clark's Harbour
• Coffinscroft
• Crowell
• Doctors Cove
• East Baccaro
• Forbes Point
• Lower Clarks Harbour
• Lower Shag Harbour
• Lower Woods Harbour
• Middle Clyde River
• Newellton
• North East Point
• Oak Park
• Port La Tour
• Reynoldscroft
• Riverhead
• Shag Harbour
• Sherose Island
• Smithsville
• South Side
• Stoney Island
• The Hawk
• Thomasville
• Upper Port La Tour
• Upper Woods Harbour
• Villagedale
• West Baccaro
• West Head

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 103

Trunk Routes Trunk 3

Collector Routes: Route 309 Route 330

External Routes: None

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Barrington 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 89

External links

• Municipality of Barrington

Coordinates: 43°33′52.56″N 65°33′49.91″W / 43.5646°N 65.5638639°W / 43.5646; -65.5638639