Port Hawkesbury
Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain / An Gut | |
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| Nickname: Cape Breton's Front Porch | |
  Port Hawkesbury Location of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia  Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury (Canada) | |
| 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 | 11F11 Port Hawkesbury |
| GNBC Code | CBELL |
| Website | townofporthawkesbury.ca |
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Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain) is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. While within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County.
Their slogan is "Opportunities Await".
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.