Municipality of the District of Barrington
District municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other nearby communities and places named Barrington, see Barrington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation).
Barrington, officially named the Municipality of the District of Barrington, is a district municipality in western Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
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Barrington | |
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Municipality of the District of Barrington | |
Nickname: Lobster Capital of Canada | |
Coordinates: 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 | Committee system |
• Warden | Eddie Nickerson |
Area | |
• Land | 631.98 km2 (244.01 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,523 |
• Density | 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-21 | 1.9% |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 902 |
Dwellings | 3494 |
Median household income | $44,541 CDN (2005) |
Access routes | Hwy 103[4] |
Website | Official website |
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