Official Name: | Neil's Harbour |
Other Name: | Gaelic Acarsaid Nèill |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated area |
Pushpin Map: | Nova Scotia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 275 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Municipality of the County of Victoria |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | −4 |
Timezone Dst: | ADT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −3 |
Coordinates: | 46.8058°N -60.32°W |
Postal Code Type: | Canadian Postal Code |
Postal Code: | B0C 1N0 |
Area Code: | 902 |
Blank Name: | Telephone Exchange |
Blank Info: | 336 |
Blank2 Name: | NTS Map |
Blank2 Info: | 011K16 |
Blank3 Name: | GNBC Code |
Blank3 Info: | CBBFE |
Neil's Harbour is an unincorporated area in the Municipality of the County of Victoria, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Artifacts indicate that it have been originally settled by the Acadians. It is named after Neil McLennan.
The town has an operating Anglican church and a non-operational Presbyterian church.
The population is approximately 300 permanent residents. There are a few cottages, but mostly there are local residents who work in the lobster/crab and fishing industry.
The first school was constructed in 1878. The Cabot Education Centre lies on the west side of the village on the Cabot Trail.