Admirals Beach is a rural community located in
Newfoundland and Labrador
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,
Canada
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Previously spelled Admiral's Beach, it is a fishing port located on the island of
Newfoundland; specifically it is along a point of land in the southern
Avalon Peninsula near
Great Colinet Island fronting
St. Mary's Bay.
The community was incorporated in January 1968.
Geography
Good fishing grounds and a sheltered cove attracted the first settlers to the area. The town is part of
Division 1 and is bounded by St. Mary's Bay and the unorganized area
Subdivision W. Nearby communities include
St. Joseph's,
Riverhead and
St. Mary's.
History
Admirals Beach was first settled in the early nineteenth century by a
French admiral. In 1864 there were three families living there. By 1911 it had a
Post Office
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and a population of 39. The
community
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grew over the years until a large population came from Great Colinet Island during the resettlement programme of 1956. Its population in the
2016 Census was 135.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, Admirals Beach had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Economy
Although the majority of its residents were fishermen, Admirals Beach also had two ship building yards where fishing boats and longliners were built with supplies from local sawmills.
See also
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List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the seventh-largest in land area, with . Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 ...
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Populated coastal places in Canada
Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Populated places established in the 19th century
Fishing communities in Canada