Cape Breton County

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Cape Breton County Comté de Cap-Breton (French) Siorrachd Cheap Bhreatainn (Scottish Gaelic)
County
Location of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 46°00′N 60°18′W / 46.0°N 60.3°W / 46.0; -60.3
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Established	December 10, 1765
Separated into Colony	1784
Reannexed to Nova Scotia	1820
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Amalgamated	August 1, 1995
Electoral Districts    Federal	Cape Breton—Canso / Sydney—Victoria
Provincial	Cape Breton Centre / Cape Breton North / Cape Breton Nova / Cape Breton South / Cape Breton West / Glace Bay
Government
• Mayor-Warden	Amanda McDougall
• Council	Cape Breton Regional Council
Area
• Total	2,470.62 km2 (953.91 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	109,330
• Density	44.3/km2 (115/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Area code	902
Median Earnings*	$40,451
Median household income, 2000 ($) (all households) Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia

Cape Breton County is one of eighteen counties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located on Cape Breton Island.

From 1879 to 1995, the area of the county excluded from towns and cities was incorporated as the Municipality of the County of Cape Breton to provide local government services. Since 1995 the only municipality in the county has been a single-tier municipality called Cape Breton Regional Municipality. For statistical purposes, the First Nations reserves of Eskasoni 3 and Membertou 28B are included in the county, but are separate entities.