Municipality of the County of Victoria explained

Official Name:Municipality of the County of Victoria
Settlement Type:County municipality
Mapsize:275px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nova Scotia
Seat Type:Electoral Districts      
Federal
Seat:
Sydney—Victoria
Parts Type:Provincial
Parts:Victoria-The Lakes
Government Type:Municipality of the County of Victoria
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1851
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1879
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:2870.85
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:7089
Population Density Km2:2.5
Population Blank1 Title:Change 2011-16
Population Blank1:0.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Census Rankings
 - Census divisions
 Subdivision A
 Subdivision B
 - Reserves
 Wagmatcook 1
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates:46.4°N -60.6°W
Area Code:902
Blank Name:Dwellings
Blank Info:4,437
Blank1 Name:Median Income*
Blank1 Info:$44,134 CDN
Blank2 Name:Unemployment rate
Blank2 Info:26.3%
Website:www.victoriacounty.com
Footnotes:
  • Median household income, 2005 (all households)

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.

History

Prior to European settlement, the area was sparsely inhabited by the Miꞌkmaq, who hunted in the area.[3]

French Jesuits settled at St. Anns in 1629. British settlement began in the 1700s after the territory was had been by France.

In 1839, a property containing an inn, a tavern, and a post office was built in Baddeck. In 1841, Charles James Campbell opened a store, began shipbuilding, and developed coal mining.

In 1851, Victoria County was split from Cape Breton County, and Baddeck became the site for the new county's jail and court house, and later the site of Alexander Graham Bell's Beinn Bhreagh, a summer residence and research centre,[4] and the Bell Boatyard.[5] Bell is commemorated at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site.

The county is named for Queen Victoria.

Demographics

As a Census divisions of Canada in 2016, Victoria County had a population of 7,089 in 4,437 dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 7,115.[6]

Economy

Fishing and tourism are the main industries.[7]

See also

a scenic drive that circles Cape Breton Highlands National Park in the north of the municipality.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Victoria County, Nova Scotia . 28 July 2021 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225943/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1218&Geo2=PR&Code2=13&Data=Count&SearchText=Victoria&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Custom&Custom=1000,7000,8000,21000 . live .
  2. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=301&SR=5126&S=1&O=A&RPP=25&PR=0&CMA=0/ Statistics Canada
  3. Book: Patterson, G.G. . History of Victoria County . 1885 . College of Cape Breton Press . 0-920336-02-7 . registration .
  4. Book: Tulloch, Judith. The Bell Family in Baddeck: Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel Bell in Cape Breton. Formac Publishing. 2006. 978-0-88780-713-8. Halifax.
  5. Web site: Rick McGraw, "Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) the Boat Builder", Classic Boat Spring 2012, Issue 113, p. 24 . 28 July 2021 . 9 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140409051920/http://www.tolkaboat.com/pdf/classicboat_spring_2012.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia). Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. February 12, 2017. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304232636/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=701&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25. live.
  7. Web site: Key Industries . Victoria County . Municipality of the County of Victoria . 28 July 2021 . 28 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728125807/https://victoriacounty.com/business/key-industries/ . live .