Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia
Port Dufferin in Nova Scotia
Located along the Marine Drive.
Port Dufferin, located at 44°54'57"N, 62°23'13"W, is a community on the Eastern Shore of the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada approximately 104 kilometres (65 mi) east of Halifax on Trunk 7 on Marine Drive. Port Dufferin, formerly known as Salmon River, was renamed in 1899 by an Act of Parliament for the Earl of Dufferin, Governor General of Canada from 1872 to 1878.[1][2]
Demographics
- Total Population: 484
- Total Dwellings: 254
- Total Land Area: 128.6 km2 (49.7 mi2)
Communications
- The Postal Code is B0J 2R0
- The Telephone exchange is 902- 654
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Barkhouse Settlement, Nova Scotia Via Dufferin Mines Rd. |
Moser River, Nova Scotia Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia Via  Trunk 7 |
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| Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia Via Trunk 7To  Route 224/ Route 374 |
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References
- ↑ Brown, Thomas J. (1922), p115. Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia
- ↑ https://archive.org/stream/placenamesofprov00browuoft#page/46/mode/2up
Coordinates: 44°55′N 62°23′W / 44.917°N 62.383°W
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