Wedgeport is an unincorporated community located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It sits within the Municipality of the District of Argyle, which is part of Yarmouth County in the southwestern region of the province.
Location and Administration
As an unincorporated community, Wedgeport does not have its own municipal government. Instead, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of the District of Argyle, a rural municipality that administers a number of communities across Yarmouth County. This administrative arrangement is common for smaller and unincorporated communities throughout Nova Scotia.
Yarmouth County Setting
Wedgeport is one of several communities that make up the broader Municipality of the District of Argyle within Yarmouth County. Yarmouth County occupies the southwestern tip of Nova Scotia, and the district of Argyle encompasses a considerable portion of its territory. Communities within this area are generally administered collectively under the district municipality rather than as independently incorporated towns or villages.