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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baddeck had a population of 818 living in 368 of its 415 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 826. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Attractions

Baddeck is one of several Cape Breton communities that plays host to the Celtic Colours festival each fall. The music festival features hundreds of Celtic musicians from Cape Breton and around the world.

In the spring, the village hosts the Cabot Trail Relay Race, a 298&nbsp;km (185-mile) relay race around the Cabot Trail.

The Cabot Trail, a scenic route, passes through Baddeck.

Historic structures in the town include:

  • Telegraph House hotel, 1861, first came to prominence after it was featured in the 1874 book Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing. It once housed the Trans-Oceanic Cable Company, a pioneer in telegraphy.
  • Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church, 1883, wooden Gothic Revival church.
  • Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall, 1886, Romanesque Revival structure of local red sandstone, originally built as the Baddeck Post Office and Custom House.
  • Victoria County Court House, 1889, Neoclassical wood and granite building.
  • Bras d'Or House, circa 1894, heavily remodelled, now houses apartments and a Chinese restaurant.
  • St. Mark's Masonic Lodge, 1898, built in the style of a church, featuring elaborate architectural and Masonic details, many of which now covered with vinyl siding.
  • Kidston Island Lighthouse, 1912, accessible by ferry in the summer.

Education

Baddeck Academy: pre-primary to grade 12 school serving Baddeck and the surrounding communities.

Services

  • Bras d'Or Yacht Club
  • Bell Bay Golf Club
  • Baddeck (Guneden) Aerodrome

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Women workers at Dr Alexander Graham Bell's laboratory Beinn Bhreagh.jpg|Women workers at Bell's shipyard

Victoria County Court House 2010.JPG|Victoria County Court House

Telegraph House, Baddeck, Nova Scotia.jpg|Telegraph House

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Alexander and Mabel Bell statue, Baddeck Nova Scotia June 2014.jpeg|Alexander and Mabel Bell statue

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