Inverness
Gaelic: Baile Inbhir Nis | |
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Coordinates: 46°13′49″N 61°18′23″W / 46.23028°N 61.30639°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
County | Inverness |
Established | 1904 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Cape Breton—Canso |
Provincial | Inverness |
Area | |
• Total | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,228 |
• Density | 449.9/km2 (1,165/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
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Inverness (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Inbhir Nis) is a Canadian rural community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. It is about an hour's drive north from the Canso Causeway and about an hour south from Cape Breton Highlands National Park. In 2021, its population was 1,228, down 1.6% from 2016.[1]