Fortune Harbour or Fortune Harbor is a
designated place
A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the ...
in the
Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
.
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."
An 1884 pilot guide discusses "Fortune harbor" in
Notre Dame Bay
Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in Newfoundland, Canada. To the south it adjoins the Bay of Exploits.
The name, French for '' Our Lady Bay'', dates to at least 1550, and is possibly a French translation of an earlier Portuguese name.
Trump Islan ...
:
:"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.
Geography
Fortune Harbour is in
Newfoundland within
Subdivision E of
Division No. 8.
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 , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
*
List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
*
List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
External links
Audio recording of a traditional folktale from Fortune Harbour
Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Bays of Newfoundland and Labrador
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