Richmond County, Nova Scotia
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Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Location of Richmond County, Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Government
- Warden	John Boudreau
- Governing Body	Richmond County Municipal Council
Area
- Total	1,244.28 km² (480.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	10,225
- Density	8.2/km² (21.2/sq mi)
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	902
Median Earnings*	$31,367
*Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households) Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia
Website: http://www.richmondcounty.ca

Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835.

Richmond County comprises that territory known as the Southern District which was established in 1824 at the time of the dividing of Cape Breton Island into three districts. The boundaries of the Southern District were defined at the time of its establishment. Those same boundaries were determined to be the boundaries of Richmond County by statute in 1847.

Communities

For a list of communities in Richmond County, see List of communities.

External links

• Municipality of Richmond County Website

Coordinates: 45°38′56″N 60°51′58″W / 45.649, -60.866

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