Richmond County, Nova Scotia

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.

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 county subdivisions

• Municipality of the County of Richmond
  • Richmond, Subd. A
  • Richmond, Subd. B
  • Richmond, Subd. C

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the county, including external routes that start or finish at the county limits:<ref>Atlantic Canada Back Road Atlas Template:ISBN Pages 56-58, 73</ref> Template:Col-begin Template:Col-break

• Highways
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• Trunk Routes
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• Collector Routes:
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• External Routes:
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Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Richmond County had a population of Template:Nts living in Template:Nts of its Template:Nts total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Nts. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021census>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCSD>Template:Cite web</ref>

Population trend<ref>Censuses 1871-1941</ref><ref>Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census</ref>

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	8,914	Template:Loss0.6%
2016	8,964	Template:Loss3.5%
2011	9,293	Template:Loss4.6%
2006	9,740	Template:Loss4.7%
2001	10,225	Template:Loss7.2%
1996	11,022	Template:Loss2.1%
1991	11,260	Template:Loss5.2%
1986	11,841	Template:Loss8.3%
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)<ref>Statistics Canada: 2011 census</ref>

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)<ref name="SC2006-Ethnicity">2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Richmond County, Nova Scotia</ref>

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
• Central Nova Tourist Association – Tourism Association Representing Colchester County.

External links

• Municipality of Richmond County Website