Fortune Harbour Explained

Fortune Harbour or Fortune Harbor is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

History

The 1913 McAlpine Gazeteer lists the community in Twillingate district:

"FORTUNE HARBOR, a post and money order settlement in Twillingate district. Contains postal telegraph, express, 1 store, 1 Catholic church, Bowring Bros. and Reid Nfld. steamers call during open navigation."^[1]

An 1884 pilot guide discusses "Fortune harbor" in Notre Dame Bay:

"Fortune harbor is a land-locked anchorage, situated 2 miles southeastward of Bagg head. Two entrances are formed by Sweeny island, that to the eastward of the island being only 30 yards wide and having a depth of 12 feet at low water. The western entrance is suitable for large vessels with a commanding breeze, but the turns are sharp, the wind is often baffling in the approach, and the squalls heavy, particularly with westerly winds.^[2]

Geography

Fortune Harbour is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 8.^[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fortune Harbour recorded a population of 78 living in 31 of its 90 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 84. With a land area of 11.11km2, it had a population density of in 2016.^[4]

External links

Audio recording of a traditional folktale from Fortune Harbour

49.5094°N -55.2378°W

Notes and References

http://ngb.chebucto.org/MZ1913/mz1913-sett-f-m.shtml Newfoundland's Grand Banks - 1913 McAlpine Gazeteer - Towns, Villages and Settlements
Book: United States Hydrographic Office. Newfoundland and Labrador, 1884: Supplement No. 1. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1886. 33.
Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) . . February 7, 2018 . December 23, 2021.
Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador) . . February 7, 2018 . December 22, 2021.