Baddeck

Baddeck
Mi'kmawi'simk: Apatakwitk
Village
The Kidston Island Lighthouse which also appears on the village seal.
The Kidston Island Lighthouse which also appears on the village seal.
Baddeck is located in Nova Scotia
Baddeck
Baddeck
Location of Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 46°06′0″N 60°45′15″W / 46.10000°N 60.75417°W / 46.10000; -60.75417
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityVictoria County
Incorporated1908
Government
 • TypeVillage commission
Area
 • Land2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Highest elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total818
 • Density388.6/km2 (1,006/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0E 1B0
Area code902
Telephone Exchange295
NTS Map11K2 Baddeck
GNBC CodeCABFY
Websitehttp://www.baddeckvillage.ca

Baddeck (/bəˈdɛk/) is a village on Cape Breton Island in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated in the center of Cape Breton, approximately 6 km east of where the Baddeck River empties into Bras d'Or Lake.

Baddeck is the shire-town of the Municipality of Victoria County, with an elected village commission having limited authority over water, sewer, side streets and some bylaws. The population was 816 in the 2021 Census of Population.

The area was first occupied by Mi'kmaq people and later settled by United Empire Loyalists and Scottish Gaels in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The area prospered in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a service and shipping center for surrounding mining, trapping, fishing, forestry, and farming actvities.[2] Today the economy depends on services, cultural activities, and tourism.

  1. ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (8 February 2012). "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile". 12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 26 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ McInnis, Peter; Macdonald, Heather. "Baddeck". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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