In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wedgeport had a population of 1,071 living in 478 of its 534 total private dwellings, a change of 0.9% from its 2016 population of 1,061. The Festival celebrates Acadian heritage and includes concerts, variety shows, a parade, an Acadian pageant, traditional costumes, dances and a softball tournament. Wedgeport hosts the annual Festival Acadien de Wedgeport each summer. The 13th annual Wedgeport Tuna Tournament & Festival took place in August 2016. The tournament ended in 1976 due to a lack of tuna, but the tournament was revived in 2004. In 1949, 72 Bluefin tuna were caught for a total weight of 30,161 pounds, the most tuna as well as the highest weight ever caught in a tournament to date. In 1937, the International Tuna Cup Match began with the participation of 28 different countries. Many of these famous Americans were taken on fishing trips by Captain Evée LeBlanc. It is known as the "Historic Sport Tuna Fishing Capital of the World". In the 20th century, many famous Americans and Canadians traveled here due to large amounts of tuna in the area, including Babe Ruth, President Franklin Roosevelt, Kate Smith, Gene Tunney, Amelia Earhart, Ernest Hemingway, Jean Béliveau, Ethel du Pont, Thomas Gifford, Michael Lerner, Zane Grey and Tony Hulman. In 1909 by an Act of Parliament, it was changed to Wedgeport. The village of Wedgeport was formally called Tusket Wedge, and was also at one time called the "Chebec". Wedgeport was settled in 1767 by returning Acadians who had been deported to the Boston area. Wedgeport is a unincorporated place in the Municipality of the District of Argyle in Southern Nova Scotia, Canada. Class=notpageimage| Wedgeport in Nova Scotia
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