Municipality of the County of Richmond

This article is about the county municipality. For historical county, see Richmond County, Nova Scotia.

County municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada

Municipality of the County of Richmond

County municipality

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

[2]

• Land| 1,249.33 km2 (482.37 sq mi)
Population

(2016)[2][3]

• Total

| 8,964
• Density| 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Change 2011-16

| 3.5%
Time zone| UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code| 902
Dwellings| 5,122
Median Income*| $40,188 CDN
Website| www.richmondcounty.ca

* Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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

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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

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* List of francophone communities in Nova Scotia
* List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

## References

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1. ^ "MacLean chosen as new warden of Richmond County". Cape Breton Post. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
2. ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Richmond County, Nova Scotia
3. ^ Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
4. ^ "St. Peter's Canal National Historic Site". Retrieved 30 July 2021.
5. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Official website

Places adjacent to Municipality of the County of Richmond

| Inverness County | Bras d'Or Lake |

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Richmond County

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