Port Hawkesbury
town in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain) is a town located on the southwestern end of Cape Breton Island, on the north shore of the Strait of Canso, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Port Hawkesbury
Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain / An Gut | |
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Town | |
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Nickname: Cape Breton's Front Porch | |
Coordinates: 45°36′55″N 61°21′51″W / 45.61528°N 61.36417°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
Municipality | Inverness County |
Founded | 1789 |
Incorporated | January 22, 1889 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Brenda Chisholm-Beaton[1] |
• Governing Body | Port Hawkesbury Town Council |
Area (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 8.10 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,214 |
• Density | 396.6/km2 (1,027/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Postal code | B9A |
Area code | 902 |
Telephone Exchange | 625 |
Median Earnings* | $48,141 |
NTS Map | 011F11 |
GNBC Code | CBELL |
Website | townofporthawkesbury.ca |
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Notable people
change- Lynn Coady is an author. Her best selling novels include Strange Heaven, Play the Monster Blind, Saints of Big Harbour, the Giller Prize nominated Antagonist (2011) and the Giller Prize Winning Hellgoing (2013).
- Mark Day, a film and television actor now living in Toronto and Los Angeles.
- Henry Embree, noted 19th-century boatbuilder
- Aaron Johnson, an NHL draft pick now playing with the AHL's Stockton Heat.
- Billy Joe MacLean, former mayor, provincial cabinet minister
- Henry Nicholas Paint (1830–1921), member of Parliament for Richmond County, merchant and land owner. His family (settling from Guernsey) received land grants at Belle Vue on the Strait of Canso in 1817 and at Point Tupper in 1863, and did much to develop the local communities in the area.
References
change- ↑ "Chisholm-Beaton sworn in as Port Hawkesbury mayor". 101.5 FM The Hawk. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nova Scotia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
Other websites
changeWikivoyage has a travel guide about: Port Hawkesbury
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