Norris Point Explained

Norris Point should not be confused with Norris Arm.

Official Name:Norris Point
Other Name:North Point
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Newfoundland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:602
Utc Offset:-3:30
Utc Offset Dst:-2:30
Coordinates:49.5194°N -57.8725°W

Norris Point is a community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Located on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland and 10 minutes south of Rocky Harbour, the community hosts a marine biology centre, a pharmacy, a modern health care facility, and several businesses. The community is adjacent to Gros Morne National Park.

Norris Point is located on the northern side of Bonne Bay and is named after one of its first settlers, Neddy Norris, who came to the area with his wife and children between 1789 and 1790. The Norrises apparently disappeared or left the area; consequently, there is no official account of their residency.[1] The radio station CHBB-FM is broadcast from Norris Point and also serves Bonne Bay.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Norris Point had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 4.84km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

References

49.5194°N -57.8725°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hamilton, William Baillie . Place Names of Atlantic Canada . . 0-8020-7570-3 . 1996 . 238.
  2. 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.