Richmond County is a historical county and census division of Nova Scotia, Canada. Local government is provided by the Municipality of the County of Richmond.
History Named in honour of Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 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.
The main centre is Arichat, located on Isle Madame.
Communities Villages St. Peter's
Reserves Chapel Island 5
County municipality and subdivisions Municipality of the County of Richmond Richmond Subdivision A Richmond Subdivision B Richmond Subdivision C
Access routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Pages 56-58, 73
Highways
Trunk Routes
Collector Routes:
External Routes: None
Demographics As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richmond County had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Forming the majority of the Richmond County census division, the Municipality of the County of Richmond, including its Subdivisions A, B, and C, had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+ Population trendCensuses 1871-1941Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census Census Population Change (%) 2021 8,914 0.6% 2016 8,964 3.5% 2011 9,293 4.6% 2006 9,740 4.7% 2001 10,225 7.2% 1996 11,022 2.1% 1991 11,260 5.2% 1986 11,841 8.3% 1981 12,824 N/A 1941 10,853 1931 11,098 1921 12,464 1911 13,273 1901 13,515 1891 14,399 1881 15,121 1871 14,268 N/A + Mother tongue language (2011)Statistics Canada: 2011 census Language Population Pct (%) English only 6,620 72.19% French only 2,085 22.74% Non-official languages 285 3.11% Multiple responses 180 1.96% + Ethnic Origins (2006)2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Richmond County, Nova Scotia Ethnic Origin Population Pct (%) French 4,895 50.8% Canadian 3,920 40.7% Scottish 2,310 24.0% English 2,060 21.4% Irish 1,590 16.5% Acadian 710 7.4% North American Indian 685 7.1% German 440 4.6%
See also
List of municipalities in Nova Scotia
References
External links
Municipality of Richmond County Website