Digby, Nova Scotia

Digby
Town
An aerial view of Digby
Seal
Nickname:  "The Scallop Capital of The World"
Digby Location of Digby, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°37′20″N 65°45′38″W / 44.62222°N 65.76056°W / 44.62222; -65.76056
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Digby
Founded	June 1783
Incorporated	February 25, 1890
Electoral Districts      Federal	West Nova
Provincial	Digby-Annapolis
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Mayor	Ben Cleveland
• Governing Body	Digby Town Council
• MLA	Gordon Wilson (L)
• MP	Chris d'Entremont (C)
Area  (2016)[1]
• Total	3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,001
• Density	634.0/km2 (1,642/sq mi)
• Change (2016-21)	2.9%
• Dwellings	1,133 (1,030 occupied)
Demonym	Digbyite
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code	B0V 1A0
Area code	902
Telephone Exchange	245
Median Earnings*	28,551
Website	www.digby.ca footnotes = *Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Digby is an incorporated town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is in the historical county of Digby and a separate municipality from the Municipality of the District of Digby. The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut, which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy.

Named after Admiral Robert Digby, the town has a scallop fishing fleet. The MV Fundy Rose ferry service connects the town to Saint John, New Brunswick.