Victoria County, Nova Scotia
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 Location of the region in Nova Scotia
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| Country | Canada |
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Nova Scotia
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| Administrative headquarters | Bath deck |
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 6 ′ N , 60 ° 45 ′ W |
| Residents | 7,115 (as of 2011) |
| surface | 2,870.85 km² |
| Population density | 2.5 inhabitants / km² |
| founding | 1851 |
| Time zone : | Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC −4) Atlantic Daylight Time ( UTC −3, daylight saving time) |
Victoria County is one of the currently 18 counties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia). It is located in the east of the province, on Cape Breton Island . The county borders Inverness County to the west and Cape Breton Regional Municipality to the south . The county has its administrative center in Port Hood . Its coast lies on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and to the west of the county is Bras d'Or Lake . In the northeast of the county lies the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, one of the Canadian national parks . The county is named after Queen Victoria .
In the 2,870.85 km² administrative unit lived 7,115 inhabitants in 2011, which results in a population density of 4.7 inhabitants / km². Compared to the census from 2006, the number of inhabitants has decreased again. The population recently decreased by 6.3%, continuing the ongoing downward trend of recent years. The county is in the area of the province average. In terms of population, however, it is the smallest of all counties, making it one of the two most sparsely populated counties in the province in terms of population density.
The county is connected to the rest of the provincial road network via the Nova Scotia Highway 105 . The county is also accessed by second class highways, the Nova Scotia Trunk Highways . The Cabot Trail , a nearly 300 km long long distance hiking trail , runs through the county .
Also belonging to the county is Saint Paul Island , an offshore island in the Saint Lawrence Gulf which is referred to as the Gulf's cemetery because of the many shipwrecks .
history
Even before it was discovered by Europeans, this area was a settlement and hunting area for First Nations , the Mi'kmaq . The county was founded in 1851 when what was then Cape Breton County was divided into two counties.
Communities
Victoria County has a First Nations reservation but no major cities. All smaller settlements are administered directly by the county administration as so-called incorporated villages .