Bucklaw, Nova Scotia
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Bucklaw is a small community in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
, located in Victoria County
on Cape Breton Island
. Bucklaw is situated along the Trans Canada Highway in the Nova Scotia Highway 105
section. There are no retail storefronts in Bucklaw. Bucklaw is a very small rural community and the population is below the Census reporting level (fewer than 50 individuals live year-round in Bucklaw). There is at least one Bed and Breakfast, Castle Moffatt and one software development business, Tartanleaf.com in Bucklaw. The nearest community with close to 1000 population is Baddeck approximately 25 kilometres east of Bucklaw with a 2001 census population of 907 year-round residents. The nearest community with over 1000 population is Port Hawkesbury, located about 54 kilometres to the southwest of Bucklaw with a population of 3,517 people (2006 Census).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, located in Victoria County
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The shire town and largest municipality is the village of Baddeck.-History:Named after Queen Victoria, it was established by statute in 1851...
on Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
. Bucklaw is situated along the Trans Canada Highway in the Nova Scotia Highway 105
Nova Scotia Highway 105
Highway 105 in Nova Scotia represents the Cape Breton Island leg of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the junction just east of the Canso Causeway in Port Hastings to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, representing a distance of ....
section. There are no retail storefronts in Bucklaw. Bucklaw is a very small rural community and the population is below the Census reporting level (fewer than 50 individuals live year-round in Bucklaw). There is at least one Bed and Breakfast, Castle Moffatt and one software development business, Tartanleaf.com in Bucklaw. The nearest community with close to 1000 population is Baddeck approximately 25 kilometres east of Bucklaw with a 2001 census population of 907 year-round residents. The nearest community with over 1000 population is Port Hawkesbury, located about 54 kilometres to the southwest of Bucklaw with a population of 3,517 people (2006 Census).