Balls Creek

Community in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Balls Creek in Nova Scotia

Balls Creek[1] (2004 pop.: 427[2]) is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. It is located along a creek of the same name, both named after Ingram Ball who was given a grant bordering on the creek in 1795.[3][4]

The first school in the community was built some time before 1875. The present school, built as a public school in 1957, is now the home of Munro Academy, a private religious school established in 2009.[4][5]

A Postal Way Office was established in 1850. In 1956 the population was 342.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Geographical Names of Canada - Balls Creek". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
2. ^ "Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Planning Department" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-09-27. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
3. ^ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, NS: Royal Print & Litho. p. 15 – via Wikisource.
4. ^ a b c Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 32. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
5. ^ "About Munro Academy". Retrieved 5 June 2018.

46°8′44″N 60°18′25″W﻿ / ﻿46.14556°N 60.30694°W﻿ / 46.14556; -60.30694﻿ (Balls Creek, Nova Scotia)

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