Hunt's Island Explained

Hunt's Island
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Pushpin Map:Newfoundland
Coordinates:47.5994°N -57.6114°W
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Country:Canada
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:Newfoundland and Labrador
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Census division
Country Admin Divisions 1:No. 3
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Subdivision
Country Admin Divisions 2:F
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Hunt's Island is an abandoned fishing settlement in the District of Burgeo-La Poile, on the south west coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It was settled in the 1830s and resettled in 1963.[2] [3] In 1911, its population peaked at 244. This declined to 175 in 1921, rebounded to 178 in 1935, and declined again to 132 in 1945, the last year it was listed separately in the census.[4] Hunt's Island is located in census division 3, subdivision F.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hunt's Island . Natural Resources Canada . October 6, 2016 .
  2. Web site: A look at the past - SaltWire.
  3. Web site: Return to Hunt's Island.
  4. Web site: Hunt's Island, Newfoundland. .
  5. Web site: Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 1996. November 2012 .