Municipality of the District of St. Mary's
# Municipality of the District of St. Mary's

St. Mary's, officially named the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's, is a district municipality in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.

The district municipality occupies the western half of the county and its administrative seat is in the village of Sherbrooke.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's had a population of 2,161 living in 1,047 of its 1,538 total private dwellings, a change of -3.2% from its 2016 population of 2,233. With a land area of 1,904.08 $km^2$ (735.17 sq mi), it had a population density of $1.1/km^2$ (2.9/sq mi) in 2021.

Population trend :

| Census | Population | Change (%) |
| - | - | - |
| 2016 | 2,233 | 5.1% |
| 2011 | 2,354 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | 2,587 | 6.5% |
| 2001 | 2,766 | 6.3% |
| 1996 | 2,952 | 6.9% |
| 1991 | 3,172 | N/A |

Mother tongue language (2006) :

| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
| - | - | - |
| English only | 2,475 | 96.87% |
| Other languages | 70 | 2.74% |
| French only | 10 | 0.39% |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% |

## Electoral districts

The district municipality is divided into seven electoral districts for municipal representation:

* Sherbrooke & Area
* Ecum Secum & Area
* Caledonia & Area
* Sonora - Port Hilford
* Goshen & Area
* Liscomb & Area
* Port Bickerton & Area
