Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia
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| Town of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia</big></big> | ||
| Motto: Cape Breton's Front Porch | ||
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| Community Statistics | ||
| Area | 8.35 km² | |
| Population | 3,701* | |
| Population Density | 443.5/km²* | |
| Earnings | 41,304+ | |
| Latitude | 45°36'55"N | |
| Longitude | 61°21'51"W | |
| Government | ||
| Warden/Mayor | Billy Joe MacLean | |
| Governing Body | Port Hawkesbury Town Council | |
| Other Information | ||
| Website | click here | |
| Time Zone | Atlantic | |
| Postal Code | B9A | |
| Footnotes | ||
| * According to StatCan Census Year 2001 | ||
| + Median household income, 2000 ($) - All households | ||
Port Hawkesbury (2006 population 3,922) 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.
The town was originally named Ship Harbour (after the harbour upon which it is located) and is largely a service centre for western Cape Breton Island with many of its residents working in large industries in an industrial park located in the adjacent community of Point Tupper, Richmond County.
Modestly famous persons coming from Port Hawkesbury include Cora Cluett, a widely shown painter and photographer (now teaching at the University of Waterloo in Ontario), Glenn Peers, an authority on medieval art and iconography (teaching at the University of Texas at Austin), and Ian MacKinnon, a musician and occasional political candidate.
[edit] Notable people from Port Hawkesbury
- Aaron Johnson an NHL draft pick now playing with the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets
[edit] External links
- Town of Port Hawkesbury - official web site
- SAERC TV - website run by high school students
- Granville Green - website
- Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre - official website
- Port Hawkesbury's Unofficial Myspace Page
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