Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador explained
| Fogo Island |
| Official Name: | Town of Fogo Island |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Newfoundland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | March 1, 2011 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 2,117 |
| Utc Offset: | -03:30 |
| Timezone Dst: | NDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -02:30 |
| Coordinates: | 49.6583°N -54.1825°W |
| Blank Info: | MV Veteran
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| Website: | Town of Fogo Island |
Fogo Island is a town located on Fogo Island, the largest of the offshore islands in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
History
The Town of Fogo Island was incorporated on March 1, 2011 following the amalgamation of four towns – Fogo, Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay, Seldom-Little Seldom and Tilting – with the unincorporated balance of the Fogo Island.[1]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fogo Island had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 238.25km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
| Name | Former
status | Population
(2016) | Population
(2011) | Per cent
change
(%) | Occupied
dwellings | Private
dwellings | Land
area
(km²) | Population
density |
|---|
| Fogo[3] | Town | | | 0.0 | | | | |
| Town | | | -8.0 | | | | |
| Seldom-Little Seldom[4] | Town | | | -9.6 | | | | |
| Town | | | -15.2 | | | | |
| Balance of Fogo Island[5] | Unincorporated | | | -5.7 | | | | |
| Fogo Island | | | -6.3 | | | | |
|
Transportation
Fogo Island is accessible by ferry or air.[6] [7] The local airstrip is the Fogo Aerodrome.[6]
Notable people
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2011 to January 1, 2012 (Table 1 - Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory) . . . November 14, 2012 . December 3, 2012.
- 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.
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fogo, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador ]. . August 9, 2019 . September 25, 2021.
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Seldom-Little Seldom, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Tilting, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador ]. . August 9, 2019 . September 25, 2021.
- Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fogo Island Region (Part), Region [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Fogo Island, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador ]. . August 9, 2019 . September 25, 2021.
- Web site: Travel to Fogo Island . Town of Fogo Island . September 25, 2021.
- Web site: N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year . CBC . 2020-05-15 . 2020-12-17.
