Municipality of the County of Inverness
Municipality of the County of Inverness | |
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County municipality | |
Cabot Trail seen from the Skyline Trail | |
Location of Inverness County, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 61°06′W / 46.2°N 61.1°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Towns | Port Hood |
| Established as Juste au Corps | 1835 |
| Renamed Inverness | 1837 |
| Incorporated | 1879 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Cape Breton—Canso / Sydney—Victoria |
| Provincial | Inverness |
| Government | |
| • Type | Inverness County Municipal Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,831.17 km2 (1,479.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 17,235 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| • Change 2001-06 | 4.5% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Dwellings | 9,876 |
| Median Income* | $45,687 CDN |
| Website | invernesscounty |
The Municipality of the County of Inverness is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It provides local government to about 17,000 residents of the historical county of the same name, except for the incorporated town of Port Hawkesbury and the Whycocomagh 2 Miꞌkmaq reserve, both of which are enclaves. Public services are provided in the areas of recreation, tourism, administration, finance, and public works.