Baddeck
Mi'kmawi'simk: Apatakwitk Scottish Gaelic: Badaig | |
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Village | |
.jpg) The Kidston Island Lighthouse which also appears on the village seal. | |
  Baddeck Location of Baddeck, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′0″N 60°45′15″W / 46.10000°N 60.75417°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Victoria County |
| Incorporated | 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village commission |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 818 |
| • Density | 388.6/km2 (1,006/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal Code | B0E 1B0 |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 295 |
| NTS Map | 11K2 Baddeck |
| GNBC Code | CABFY |
| Website | http://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.
- ^ 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) - ^ McInnis, Peter; Macdonald, Heather. "Baddeck". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.