This article is about the county in Nova Scotia. For the grammar school in Colchester, Essex, see Colchester County High School for Girls.
County in Nova Scotia, Canada
Colchester County
County
Municipality of the County of Colchester[1]
From top proceeding clockwise: Creamery Square in Tatamagouche, beach near Bass River, Glooscap monument in Millbrook, farm near Stewiacke, NSCC in Truro.
Colchester North / Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley / Truro-Bible Hill
Government
• Type
Colchester County Municipal Council
• Mayor
Christine Blair
Area
[2]
• Land
3,627.50 km2 (1,400.59 sq mi)
Population
(2021)[2][3]
• 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
Median household income, 2005 (all households)
Colchester County (Scottish-Gaelic: Siorramachd Colchester) 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.
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.
^Municipality of Colchester
^ abc"Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Colchester, County (CTY) [Census division], Nova Scotia". 9 February 2022.
^https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Colchester&DGUIDlist=2021A00031210&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
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