District of Shelburne, officially named the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, is a district municipality comprising the eastern section of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada, but does not include the Towns of Shelburne or Lockeport. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. It is home to the Bowers Meadows Wilderness Area.
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne had a population of 4,336 living in 2,059 of its 2,735 total private dwellings, a change of 1.1% from its 2016 population of 4,288. With a land area of 1,816.71 km2 (701.44 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) in 2021.
Communities
The following communities are included within the Municipality of the District of Shelburne:
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary: