Quirpon is a
local service district 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 ...
. It is on the northern tip of the
Great Northern Peninsula
The Great Northern Peninsula ( Inuttitut: ''Ikkarumiklua'') is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km2. It is def ...
of the island of
Newfoundland. It is the most northerly sheltered harbour on the island. This area was historically called "''Ikkereitsock''" by the
Inuit
Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
.
Historically a fishing village, its role in the
fishery has declined since the northern
cod
Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus '' Gadus'', belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus ''Gadus'' is commonly not call ...
moratorium of 1992.
Quirpon 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 Canadian census data. Published statistics for the Quirpon DPL, which had a population of 180 in the
2021 Canadian Census, also include the nearby village of
Straitsview
Straitsview is a local service district in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Geography
Straitsview is in Newfoundland within Subdivision D of Division No. 9.
Government
Straitsview is a local service district (LSD) that i ...
and the historical site at
L'Anse aux Meadows
L'Anse aux Meadows ( lit. Meadows Cove) is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to approximately 1,000 years ago. The site is located on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the ...
.
Geography
Quirpon is in
Newfoundland within
Subdivision D of
Division No. 9.
Government
Quirpon is a local service district (LSD)
that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.
See also
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List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
*
List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has 175 unincorporated communities that are designated as local service districts (LSDs) for the purpose of providing water, sewer, fire, garbage, street lighting, animal control, and/or road ma ...
*
Newfoundland and Labrador Route 430
Route 430 is a paved highway that traverses the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The route begins at the intersection of Route 1 (The Trans Canada Highway) in Deer Lake and en ...
References
External links
''William Henry Pynn House'' Historical Site
Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
Populated coastal places in Canada
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