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]
Municipality of the County of Richmond | |
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County municipality | |
 Location of Richmond County, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′N 60°48′W / 45.7°N 60.8°W | |
| 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 |  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 |
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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
editIn 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
editReferences
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.