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Boutiliers Point (English: /ˈbuːtɪlɪərs/)[1] is a rural community in the Halifax Regional Municipality on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean on Trunk 3, 27.61 kilometers from Halifax.[2]

Boutiliers Point
Boutiliers Point
Coordinates: 44°39′34″N 63°57′10″W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Municipality	Halifax Regional Municipality
Community council	North West Community Council
District 13	13 - Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets
Founded	1752
Population  (2021 census)
• Total	781
Postal code	B3Z
Area Code	902
GNBC code	CAEUL

The community evolved after Jacques Boutilier's son, James Frederick and Jacques' nephew John Coulaw Boutilier *purchased in September 20, 1794[3] from Charles Ingram's son-in-law, William Coolen, the 1500 acre Ingram Grant for 140 pounds, to be paid 20 pounds yearly. This area later became known as Boutilier's Point, likely named for James Frederick Boutilier, a patriarch of the community.

Many in the community have the last name of Boutilier /ˈbuːtlɪər/. It is common that one is referred to by one's first name followed by the name of one's father (e.g., Tom the son of Eric Boutilier becomes Tom Eric).

Boutiliers Point is home to the Willard Christie Memorial Park, which includes a playground, located at the top of Christie's Road and Island View Drive, and a baseball pitch located down a short driveway, which is frequented by dog walkers. There is also an outdoor ice rink that is a hot spot for hockey players in the winter months.

Another attraction in Boutiliers Point is the Bay Lookout Provincial Park, which includes a small beach and a wharf used in the summer months for mackerel and squid fishing, and as a dock for a few lobster fishing boats.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Boutlier's Point had a population of 781 living in 359 of its 409 total private dwellings, a change of 2.1% from its 2016 population of 765. With a land area of 2.6 km² (1.0 sq mi), it had a population density of 300.4/km² (778.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

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