Havre Boucher Explained

Official Name:Havre Boucher
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Nova Scotia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia
Pushpin Mapsize:275
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Antigonish County
Area Total Km2:2.69
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:281
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:−4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:−3
Coordinates:45.65°N -61.5167°W
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:74
Postal Code Type:Canadian Postal Code
Postal Code:B0H 1P0
Area Code:902
Blank Name:Telephone Exchange
Blank Info:234
Blank1 Name:NTS Map
Blank2 Name:GNBC Code
Blank2 Info:CAPVL
Website:havreboucher.com

Havre Boucher is a community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]

Description

The village takes its name from "Havre Boucher", a natural harbour that opens onto St. George's Bay to the north. The community has expanded from its original setting on the west side of the harbour to now encompass the communities of Auld's Cove, Cape Jack, East Havre Boucher, West Havre Boucher, Frankville and Linwood.

Havre Boucher is largely rural and dependent upon the fishing industry, and as a service centre for the surrounding area.

Formerly an incorporated village, offering its residents political control through an elected governing body known as a "village commission" which operated under the auspices of the Nova Scotia Municipal Services Act, its status was dissolved in 2018.[2]

History

Construction of the Canso Causeway, which opened in 1955, saw the Canadian National Railway mainline from Truro-Sydney being diverted from Linwood to an alignment north through Havre Boucher and Cape Jack, following the Strait of Canso to the causeway. Prior to that time, the railway ran from Linwood to Mulgrave where a ferry service operated to Point Tupper. Havre Boucher saw the construction of a large railway yard, which remains in operation today by the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Havre Boucher had a population of 281 living in 128 of its 137 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 309. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

External links

45.65°N -92°W

Notes and References

  1. CAPVL. Havre Boucher. 25 December 2019.
  2. News: LeBlanc . Corey . Antigonish County waiting for infrastructure funding to begin ‘shovel ready’ projects . 26 December 2019 . www.thecasket.ca . en.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . May 9, 2022.