Colchester County
Colchester County | |
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| Municipality of the County of Colchester | |
From top proceeding clockwise: Creamery Square in Tatamagouche, beach near Bass River, Glooscap monument in Millbrook, farm near Stewiacke, NSCC in Truro. | |
| Nickname: Municipality of Colchester | |
| Motto: "We Prosper From Our Resources" | |
Location of Colchester County, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′56″N 63°16′32″W / 45.36556°N 63.27556°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 (2021) | |
• 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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Colchester County (Scottish-Gaelic: Siorramachd Colchester) is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. With a population of 51,476 the county is the fourth largest in Nova Scotia. Colchester County is located in north central Nova Scotia.
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.