Port Hood

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Port Hood

Coordinates46.02°, -61.53°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Port Hood is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is an administrative centre and a service centre for the surrounding area. It is also the site of a registered historic place, Peter Smyth House. Port Hood is the Capital of the County of Inverness, and is home to its Court House

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Al MacInnis

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

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Bobby Beaton

Canadian boxer

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Bruce Beaton

Canadian football player

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Dan R. MacDonald

Canadian musician

Frederick Andrew Laurence

Canadian politician

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Alexander Fraser Laidlaw

Canadian pedagogue (1908–1980)

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John Roderick MacDonald

Canadian Catholic bishop

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John MacDougall

Canadian politician from Ontario

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Mitch MacDonald

Canadian reality TV participant

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Henry T. Laurence

Canadian politician from Nova Scotia (1841–1916)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nova Scotia

• Dunmore
  1 mi away
• Dungarry
  1.1 mi away
• Port Hood Island
  1.4 mi away
• Colindale
  3.3 mi away
• Saint Ninian
  6.1 mi away
• Mabou Harbour
  6.8 mi away
• Mabou
  7.7 mi away
• Northeast Mabou
  7.8 mi away
• Mabou Mines
  7.8 mi away
• Upper Southwest Mabou
  9.1 mi away
• Hillsboro
  9.5 mi away
• Judique
  9.8 mi away

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Recently spotted species

Creek Chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

Seen 2026-09-17

Tricolored Bumble Bee

Bombus ternarius

Seen 2026-09-16

Large cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Seen 2026-09-15

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Seen 2026-09-15

Phaeolus hispidoides

Phaeolus hispidoides

Seen 2026-09-09

seaside pea

Lathyrus japonicus

Seen 2026-09-06

Hoary Mugwort

Artemisia stelleriana

Seen 2026-09-06

Scots Lovage

Ligusticum scothicum

Seen 2026-09-02

northern bayberry

Morella pensylvanica

Seen 2026-09-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).