Municipality of the County of Richmond

Municipality of the County of Richmond
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
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
Established1835
Incorporated            1879
Electoral Districts      
Federal

Cape Breton—Canso
ProvincialCape Breton-Richmond
Government
 • TypeRichmond County Municipal Council
 • WardenJason MacLean[1]
Area
 • Land1,249.33 km2 (482.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2][3]
 • Total8,964
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Change 2011-16
Decrease3.5%
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code902
Dwellings5,122
Median Income*$40,188 CDN
Websitewww.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.

  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.