Colchester County
County in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the county in Nova Scotia. For the grammar school in Colchester, Essex, see Colchester County High School for Girls.
Colchester County 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.
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Colchester County | |
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Municipality of the County of Colchester[1] | |
Nickname: Municipality of Colchester | |
Motto: "We Prosper From Our Resources" | |
Coordinates: 45°21′56″N 63°16′32″W | |
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 | |
• Land | 3,627.50 km2 (1,400.59 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 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 |
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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.