Country Canada Incorporated January 22, 1889 Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft) Population 3,214 (2016) Municipality Inverness County | Founded 1789 Highest elevation 54 m (177 ft) Time zone AST (UTC-4) Local time Friday 6:28 AM Province Nova Scotia | |
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Weather -9°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain) 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.
Contents
- Map of Port Hawkesbury NS Canada
- Port hawkesbury nova scotia
- History
- Climate
- Demographics
- Parks
- Media
- Port
- Notable people
- References
Map of Port Hawkesbury, NS, Canada
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. The town's schools are Tamarac Education Centre (Grades primary-8), SAERC (Grades 9-12) and the Strait Area Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College.
The community is named after Admiral Sir Edward Hawke.
Port hawkesbury nova scotia
History
Know by its first name as Ship Harbour, Port Hawkesbury built ships for the timber export trade in the early and mid 19th century, such as the brig James, the subject of one of the earliest ship portraits in Canada. Schooners and fishing boats were also built for the inshore and banks fishery by firms such as the noted boatbuilder H.W. Embree and Sons. The port further developed in the 19th century when railway connections arrived. The construction of the Canso Causeway increased the shelter capacity of the deepwater port leading to further growth in shipping of bulk commodities and the establishment of several heavy industries such as the pulp mill.
Climate
Port Hawkesbury experiences a Humid continental climate (Dfb). Due to the proximity to surrounding bodies of water, seasons tend to be delayed when compared to areas further inland. Precipitation is high, with the fall and winter being the wettest time of year and summer being the driest. Winters are cold, snowy and stormy with frequent snowstorms. Summer is the most pleasant time of year, with significantly less precipitation and warm temperatures.
The highest (reliable) temperature ever recorded in the strait area was 35.0 °C (95 °F) on 7 July 1912 and 19 July 1975. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −28.5 °C (−19 °F) on 7 February 1993.
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Port Hawkesbury recorded a population of 3,214 living in 1,345 of its 1,554 total private dwellings, a change of 2999550000000000000♠−4.5% from its 2011 population of 3,366. With a land area of 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 396.8/km2 (1,027.7/sq mi) in 2016.
Parks
Media
Port
The Port of Port Hawkesbury is the second largest by tonnage annually in Canada, second only to Vancouver, British Columbia due to large volumes of crushed rock and gravel shipments and oil trans-shipments. The Port handled 31.6 million metric tonnes in 2006, 21.6 million tonnes of crude petroleum. The port is served by tugs of Svitzer Towing such as the tug Point Chebucto. Historically it was a stop for American coastal steam ships.