Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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 Location of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia |
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| Coordinates: 45°42′N 64°06′W / 45.7°N 64.1°WCoordinates: 45°42′N 64°06′W / 45.7°N 64.1°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Nova Scotia
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| Towns | Amherst / Oxford / Parrsboro | ||
| Established | August 17, 1759 | ||
| Incorporated | April 17, 1879 | ||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Cumberland—Colchester —Musquodoboit Valley |
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| Provincial | Cumberland North / Cumberland South | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Cumberland County Municipal Council | ||
| • Warden | Keith Hunter | ||
| • MLA | Terry E. Farrell (NSLP) Jamie Baillie (PCNS) |
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| • MP | Bill Casey (LPC) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 4,277.86 km2 (1,651.69 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 30,005 | ||
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) | ||
| • Change 2011-16 |
 4.3% |
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| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| Dwellings | 18,445 | ||
| Median Income* | $38,433 CDN | ||
| Website | www.cumberland county.ns.ca | ||
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Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George II, William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, victor at Culloden in 1746 and Commander in Chief of the British forces. The Mi'kmaq name for the area was "Kwesomalegek" meaning "hardwood point".
Cumberland County was founded on August 17, 1759. When the Township of Parrsboro was divided in 1840, one part was annexed to Cumberland County and the other part annexed to Colchester.
The dividing line between Cumberland and Colchester was established in 1840. In 1897, a portion of the boundary line between the Counties of Colchester and Cumberland was fixed and defined. The county thrived in the 19th century with the development of lumbering, shipbuilding and coal mining. Deforestation and rural outmigration in the 20th century led to the abandonment of some communities such as Eatonville and New Yarmouth.
The county has a total area of 4,271.23 km2 (1,649.13 sq mi).
Cumberland County is rich in natural resources with extensive forest land supporting lumber mills and pulp contractors. It has many mineral resources, including 2 operating salt mines. Until the 1970s it also had several coal mines which extracted coal from seams that run from Joggins to River Hebert and on to Athol and Springhill.
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