Municipality of the County of Richmond
Municipality of the County of Richmond | |
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County municipality | |
| Location of Richmond County, Nova Scotia Location of Richmond County, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′N 60°48′W / 45.7°N 60.8°W / 45.7; -60.8 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Established | 1835 |
| Incorporated | 1879 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Cape Breton—Canso |
| Provincial | Cape Breton-Richmond |
| Government | |
| • Type | Richmond County Municipal Council |
| • Warden | Jason MacLean[1] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,249.33 km2 (482.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,964 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 | Decrease3.5% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 5,122 |
| Median Income* | 40,188ドル CDN |
| Website | www |
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The Municipality of the County of Richmond is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to the eponymous historical county, except for the Chapel Island 5 reserve. The municipality also contains the village of St. Peter's. Municipal office are at Arichat. It is the site of St. Peters Canal.[4]
It was named for a Governor General of British North America, Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, and created in 1835, having formerly been part of Cape Breton County.
Demographics
[edit ]In the 2016 Census of Population Richmond County had a population of 8,964 in 5,122 private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2011 population of 9,293. With a land area of 1,249.33 km2 (482.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.2/km2 (18.6/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "MacLean chosen as new warden of Richmond County". Cape Breton Post. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Richmond County, Nova Scotia
- ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
- ^ "St. Peter's Canal National Historic Site" . Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.