Baine Harbour Explained

Official Name:Baine Harbour
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Newfoundland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1970
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Todd Kenway
Area Land Km2:4.15
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:126
Population Density Km2:25.7
Utc Offset:-3:30
Utc Offset Dst:-2:30
Coordinates:47.3667°N -54.9167°W

Baine Harbour is a Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador northeast of Marystown.

History

In 1911 it had one store, one church and one hotel. The way office was established in 1883. The first way master was Lemuel Roberts. The first postmaster was W. Rodway in 1949. It was incorporated as a "government community" in 1970.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baine Harbour had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 4.15km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

See also

47.3667°N -109°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador . . February 9, 2022 . March 15, 2022.