title: Municipality of the District of St. Mary's
text: # 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
  