Inverness County, Nova Scotia

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Inverness County, Nova Scotia
Location of Inverness County, Nova Scotia
Location of Inverness County, Nova Scotia
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
Towns Port Hawkesbury
Incorporated April 17, 1879
Government
 - Warden Duart MacAulay
 - Governing Body Inverness County Municipal Council
Area
 - Total 3,830.44 km² (1,478.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 19,937
 - Density 5.2/km² (13.5/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 902
Median Earnings* $38,242
*Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households)
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Website: http://www.invernesscounty.ca

The Inverness County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Its territory is almost contiguous with the Municipality of Inverness County, which only excludes the town of Port Hawkesbury.

Established as the County of Juste au Corps in 1835, Inverness County was given its present name in 1837. It was named after Inverness in Scotland, the land from which many of the early settlers came. The boundaries of Inverness County had been previously defined when Cape Breton Island was divided by statute into three Districts in 1823. In 1996, the county was amalgamated into a single municipality with the exception of Port Hawkesbury.

Inverness County was established within the boundaries of the Northwestern District of Cape Breton Island.

Communities

For a list of communities in Inverness County, see List of communities.

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