Municipality of the County of Richmond | |
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County municipality | |
Location of Richmond County, Nova Scotia | |
Coordinates: 45°42′N60°48′W / 45.7°N 60.8°W Coordinates: 45°42′N60°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(s) | 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.
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]
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