Municipality of the County of Victoria
Municipality of the County of Victoria | |
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County municipality | |
Location of Victoria County, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′N 60°36′W / 46.4°N 60.6°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Incorporated | 1879 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Sydney—Victoria |
| Provincial | Victoria-The Lakes |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality of the County of Victoria |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2,870.85 km2 (1,108.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 7,089 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 | 0.4% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 4,437 |
| Median Income* | $44,134 CDN |
| Unemployment rate | 26.3% |
| Website | www.victoriacounty.com |
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The Municipality of the County of Victoria is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 7,000 residents of the eponymous historical county except for the Wagmatcook 1 reserve. The municipal offices are in the village of Baddeck.