Plymouth is a small rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

 community located in Yarmouth County

Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia

For the ship built in Yarmouth County, see County of YarmouthYarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo-Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. It is located on the west side of the Tusket River

Tusket River

The Tusket River is a Canadian river located in Nova Scotia's Yarmouth County.-Geography:The Tusket River is a major river system and drainage basin in Yarmouth County in southern Nova Scotia. It has numerous branches and associated rivers, and also flows through a series of lakes...

 approximately three miles from the main Trunk 3 on route 334

Nova Scotia Route 334

Route 334 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Yarmouth County and connects Arcadia at Trunk 3 with Lower Wedgeport.-Communities:* Lower Wedgeport* Wedgeport* Upper Wedgeport* Plymouth* Arcadia...

.

Neketaouksit (meaning "the great tidal river"), the Native

First Nations

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 name for the Tusket River, included the area of Plymouth. The present name was probably given by the Loyalists

United Empire Loyalists

The name United Empire Loyalists is an honorific given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War and prior to the Treaty of Paris...

 who came here from Shelburne

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

Shelburne is a town located in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Shelburne County.-History:-Settlers:...

in 1758.

Population: 326 (2004 Estimate)