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Westport, Nova Scotiais a village inDigby County, Nova Scotiaand it is located onBrier Islandin theBay of Fundy.As of 2021, the population was 193.[1]
History
editThe settlement began with the arrival of David Welch and his family in 1769, as well as the Morrells. This was followed by the arrival of several moreUnited Empire Loyalistfamilies in 1783.
The village wasincorporatedin 1946.
A ferry service connects the village withFreeport, Nova Scotiaon Long Island. A second ferry runs fromDigby Neckto Long Island.
Joshua Slocum,the first person to sail solo around the world, grew up in Westport, where his mother was born. A monument in his memory was built on the southern end of the village.
MathematicianRoland Richardsonwas the principal of Westport's high school from 1899 to 1902.
Demographics
editIn the2021 Census of Populationconducted byStatistics Canada,Westport had a population of 193 living in 94 of its 119 total private dwellings, a change of-11.5% from its 2016 population of 218. With a land area of 11.68 km2(4.51 sq mi), it had a population density of16.5/km2(42.8/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
References
edit- ^2016 censusStatistics Canada
- ^"Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places".Statistics Canada.February 9, 2022.RetrievedMay 9,2022.
- C. Bruce Fergusson, "Westport",Place-Names and Places of Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 727
- "Brier Island"The Davis Familyonline family history
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