| Shelburne | ||
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| District municipality | ||
| Municipality of the District of Shelburne | ||
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| Motto: From Ocean To Forest | ||
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Location of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne |
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| Coordinates: 43°51′00″N 65°16′58″W / 43.85°N 65.282778°W | ||
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| County | Shelburne | |
| Founded | 1783 | |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 | |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
South Shore—St. Margaret's |
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| Provincial | Shelburne | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne |
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| • Warden | Penny Smith | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 1,821.07 km2 (703.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 4,288 | |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi) | |
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| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | |
| Dwellings | 2635 | |
| Median Income* | $40,415 CDN | |
| Seat | Shelburne, Nova Scotia | |
| Website | Official website | |
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Shelburne, officially named the Municipality of the District of Shelburne, is a district municipality comprising the eastern section of Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of Shelburne recorded a population of 4,288 living in 1,971 of its 2,635 total private dwellings, a change of −2.7% from its 2011 population of 4,408. With a land area of 1,821.07 km2 (703.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) in 2016.
The following communities are included within the Municipality of the District of Shelburne:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the district municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary:
Coordinates: 43°51′00″N 65°16′58″W / 43.85000°N 65.28278°W