Colchester County

Colchester County
County
Municipality of the County of Colchester[1]
From top proceeding clockwise: Creamery Square in Tatamagouche, beach near Bass River, Glooscap monument in Millbrook, farm near Stewiacke, NSCC in Truro.
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Municipality of Colchester
Motto:  "We Prosper From Our Resources"
Location of Colchester County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°21′56″N 63°16′32″W / 45.36556°N 63.27556°W / 45.36556; -63.27556
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Towns	Stewiacke / Truro
Villages	Bible Hill / Tatamagouche
Established	1835
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts       Federal	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
Provincial	Colchester North / Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley / Truro-Bible Hill
Government
• Type	Colchester County Municipal Council
• Mayor	Christine Blair
Area [2]
• Land	3,627.50 km2 (1,400.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2][3]
• Total	51,476
• Density	14.2/km2 (37/sq mi)
• Change 2016-21	1.8%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code(s)	902, 782
Dwellings	25,378
Median Income*	$42,782 CDN
Website	colchester.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

Colchester County (Scottish-Gaelic: Siorramachd Colchester) is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. With a population of 51,476^[2] the county is the fourth largest in Nova Scotia. Colchester County is located in north central Nova Scotia.

The majority of the county is governed by the Municipality of the County of Colchester, the county also is home to two independent incorporated towns, Stewiacke and Truro, two village commissions in Bible Hill and Tatamagouche, and the Millbrook 27 First Nations reserve.