Baddeck Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk:Apatakwitk Scottish Gaelic:Badaig | |
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| Village of Baddeck | |
.jpg) TheKidston Island Lighthouse which also appears on the village seal. | |
 Interactive map of Baddeck | |
| Coordinates:46°06′0″N60°45′15″W / 46.10000°N 60.75417°W /46.10000; -60.75417 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Victoria County |
| Incorporated | 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village commission |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 818 |
| • Density | 388.6/km2 (1,006/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal Code | B0E 1B0 |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 295 |
| NTS Map | 11K2 Baddeck |
| GNBC Code | CABFY |
| Website | www |
Baddeck (/bəˈdɛk/) is a village on Cape Breton Island in northeasternNova Scotia, Canada. It is situated in the centre ofCape Breton, approximately 6 km east of where theBaddeck River empties intoBras d'Or Lake.
Baddeck is the shire-town of the Municipality ofVictoria County, with an elected village commission having limited authority over water, sewer, side streets and some bylaws. The population was 818 in the2021 Census of Population.
The area was first occupied by Mi'kmaq people and later settled byUnited Empire Loyalists and Scottish Gaels in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The area prospered in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a service and shipping center for surrounding mining, trapping, fishing, forestry, and farming activities.[2] Today the economy depends on services, cultural activities, and tourism.
The name Baddeck is based upon theMi'kmaq language place name.[3] Its original name,Apatakwitk, has been variously reported as meaning "reversing flow",[3] "place with island near" (a likely reference toKidston Island),[4] "a portion of food set aside for someone", or "a sultry place".[5] The French thus called it La Bedeque, whileCanadian Gaelic speakers called it Badaig.[3]
FrenchJesuits settled at nearbySt. Anns in 1629.British settlement came during the 1700s after the territory was ceded by France.
In 1839, a property containing an inn, a tavern, and a post office was built. In 1841,Charles James Campbell opened a store, began a shipbuilding operation, and developed coal mining in the nearby area of Cape Dauphin approximately 35 kilometers away.
In 1851 Victoria County was created from an area split off of Cape Breton County. Baddeck became the shire-town or county seat of the newly formed county: with a jail, court house and municipal offices.
Baddeck rose to fame in 1874, with the publication of the travel memoirBaddeck, And That Sort of Thing.
In 1885 theAlexander Graham Bell family had a vacation in Baddeck.[6] He then built a complex of buildings, including a new laboratory,[6] namedBeinn Bhreagh (Gaelic:beautiful mountain) after Bell's ancestralScottish highlands.[7] Initially a summer residence, Bell spent an increasing part of the year there, and conducted many experiments, including theAEA Silver Dart's first controlled powered flight in Canada in 1909. From 1885 to 1928 the estate included theBell Boatyard which made both experimental and traditional boats. The yard was notable for its dual focus on both experimental and traditional boats and for its employment of large numbers of female boatbuilders.[8]
Bell is commemorated at theAlexander Graham Bell National Historic Site.
The area sits on rocks from theCarboniferous Windsor Group. These includerock salt,limestone,potash, andgypsum, which are easily dissolved by groundwater and creates caves andsinkholes.[9]
Baddeck experiences ahumid continental climate (Dfb). The highest temperature ever recorded in Baddeck was 36.7 °C (98 °F) on 22 August 1935. The coldest temperature ever recorded was −32.2 °C (−26 °F) on 11 February 1883.[10]
| Climate data for Baddeck (Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1875–2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.9 (93.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.7 (98.1) | 33.0 (91.4) | 28.9 (84.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 36.7 (98.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | 10.6 (51.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) | −5.8 (21.6) | −2.3 (27.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.9 (48.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | −1.5 (29.3) | 6.3 (43.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) | −10.5 (13.1) | −6.8 (19.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | −4.9 (23.2) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −32.2 (−26.0) | −31.1 (−24.0) | −15.6 (3.9) | −7.2 (19.0) | −5.6 (21.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | −2.2 (28.0) | −5.6 (21.9) | −14.0 (6.8) | −22.2 (−8.0) | −32.2 (−26.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 155.0 (6.10) | 125.6 (4.94) | 128.6 (5.06) | 125.8 (4.95) | 104.0 (4.09) | 104.8 (4.13) | 97.5 (3.84) | 107.2 (4.22) | 127.8 (5.03) | 137.1 (5.40) | 155.0 (6.10) | 166.3 (6.55) | 1,534.7 (60.42) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 73.3 (2.89) | 59.1 (2.33) | 79.7 (3.14) | 106.5 (4.19) | 103.0 (4.06) | 104.8 (4.13) | 97.5 (3.84) | 107.2 (4.22) | 127.8 (5.03) | 136.0 (5.35) | 132.5 (5.22) | 95.4 (3.76) | 1,222.6 (48.13) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 81.7 (32.2) | 66.6 (26.2) | 48.9 (19.3) | 19.4 (7.6) | 1.0 (0.4) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.1 (0.4) | 22.5 (8.9) | 71.0 (28.0) | 312.0 (122.8) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 19.5 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 16.8 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 187.3 |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2 mm) | 7.5 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 9.8 | 144.3 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.2 cm) | 14.6 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 0.26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.47 | 4.8 | 12.4 | 53.9 |
| Source:Environment Canada[10][11][12] | |||||||||||||
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Baddeck had a population of 818 living in 368 of its 415 total private dwellings, a change of-1% from its 2016 population of 826. With a land area of 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi), it had a population density of387.7/km2 (1,004.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
Baddeck is one of several Cape Breton communities that plays host to theCeltic Colours festival each fall. The music festival features hundreds of Celtic musicians from Cape Breton and around the world.[13]
In the spring, the village hosts theCabot Trail Relay Race, a 298 km (185-mile) relay race around theCabot Trail.[13][14]
TheCabot Trail, a scenic route, passes through Baddeck.
Historic structures in the town include:
Baddeck Academy: pre-primary to grade 12 school serving Baddeck and the surrounding communities.
Media related toBaddeck, Nova Scotia at Wikimedia Commons
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