Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (municipal district)

This article is about the municipal district. For the town, see Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

Lunenburg
Municipal district
Flag of Lunenburg Flag
Location of Lunenburg Municipal District Location of Lunenburg Municipal District
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Lunenburg
Founded	1783
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts     Federal	South Shore—St. Margaret's
Provincial	Lunenburg / Lunenburg West
Government
• Type	Lunenburg Municipal Council
• Mayor	Don Downe
• Deputy Mayor	Donald Zwicker
Area
• Land	1,759.64 km2 (679.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	25,118
• Density	14.3/km2 (37/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	0.2%
• Census Ranking	164 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Dwellings	13,392
Median Income*	$45,088 CDN
Website	www.modl.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Lunenburg (officially Municipality of the District of Lunenburg) is a municipal district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It surrounds the towns of Bridgewater, Lunenberg, and Mahone Bay, which are incorporated separately and not part of the municipal district.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1981	24,592	—
1986	25,196	+2.5%
1991	25,720	+2.1%
1996	25,949	+0.9%
2001	25,570	−1.5%
2006	25,164	−1.6%
2011	25,118	−0.2%

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language	Population	Pct (%)
English only	24,510	97.92%
Other languages	275	1.10%
French only	225	0.90%
Both English and French	20	0.08%

See also

• List of communities in Nova Scotia

External links

• Municipality of the District of Lunenburg