Alder Point

For the census-designated place in the United States, see Alderpoint, California.

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Alder Point in Nova Scotia

Alder Point is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia,^[1] located in Cape Breton Regional Municipality. It derives its name from the nearby headland of the same name, Alder Point.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alder Point had a population of 461 living in 216 of its 234 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 484. With a land area of 5.14 km² (1.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 89.7/km² (232.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

References

1. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 5. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

46°18′28.97″N 60°17′7.5″W / 46.3080472°N 60.285417°W / 46.3080472; -60.285417 (Alder Point, Nova Scotia)