Coxheath, Nova Scotia

Coxheath
Coxheath in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 46°6′59.62″N 60°15′2.05″W / 46.1165611°N 60.2505694°W / 46.1165611; -60.2505694
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
MunicipalityCape Breton Regional Municipality
First settled1790
Founded byCaptain William Cox
Population
 (2011)
  Total
2,333
Languages
  English98.9%
  French0.8%
Time zoneUTC-4:00 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3:00 (ADT)

Coxheath is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located north of the Sydney River in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. The community is home to Riverview Rural High School, a secondary school with approximately 900 students in Grades 10-12 and Coxheath Elementary.