Port Caledonia
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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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| official_name = Port Caledonia
| native_name = Gàidhlig: An Port Cailleannach
| settlement_type = Community
| image_skyline = XTR gas station and corner store in Cape Breton.jpg
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| image_alt = A rural gas station and corner store under snow
| image_caption = Port Caledonia in 2022
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|caption = Port Caledonia in Nova Scotia
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Port Caledonia (also known as Big Glace Bay) is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. It is located on the Donkin Highway, between the town of Glace Bay and the village of Donkin.
It currently has one gas station/convenience store as well as a public beach, known as the Big Glace Bay Beach.
The community received media attention in 2011 when resident Shirley Sampson appeared on the reality television program Canada's Worst Driver 7, ultimately being named the worst driver in Canada.{{cite web|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/living/beep-beep-shirley-sampson-is-the-worst-of-the-worst-behind-the-wheel-18973/|title=Beep, beep! Shirley Sampson is the worst of the worst behind the wheel|work=Cape Breton Post|date=December 13, 2011|accessdate=2018-05-17}}
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Port Caledonia had a population of 212 living in 92 of its 101 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:212-214}}|214|1}} from its 2016 population of 214. With a land area of {{cvt|10.04|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|212|10.04|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=May 9, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.destination-ns.com/common/places.asp?PlaceID=401#general Port Caledonia on Destination Nova Scotia]
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Category:Communities in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Category:Designated places in Nova Scotia
Category:Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia
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