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Richmond County, Nova Scotia
County in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the historical county. For the modern municipality, see Municipality of the County of Richmond.
Richmond County is an historical county and census division of Nova Scotia, Canada. Local government is provided by the Municipality of the County of Richmond.
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Richmond County
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![]() Location of Richmond County, Nova Scotia | |
Coordinates: 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 | Municipality of the County of Richmond |
• Warden | Jason MacLean[1] |
Area | |
• Land | 1,246.08 km2 (481.11 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,914 |
• Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-21 | ![]() |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Area code | 902 |
Dwellings | 5,122 |
Median income* | CA$40,188 |
Website | www |
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