Victoria (
NST) is an incorporated town in
Conception Bay located approximately midway on the
Bay de Verde Peninsula of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
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Canada.
Geography
Victoria, located on Route 70, is often referred to as the "crossroads to
Trinity
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and Conception Bays." Victoria may have been named after the
Queen.
Towns and communities nearby
Dotted around Victoria and surrounding areas are small fishing communities that were established due to the proximity of each community to the fishing grounds. Locally, Victoria goes by many nicknames, including "The Village" and "The Savage Hollar", although the use of these names has decreased in recent years. Among the communities within 15-minutes' driving distance from Victoria are:
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Perry's Cove
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Salmon Cove
Salmon Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 764 in the Canada 2021 Census, up from 695 in 2016.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Salmo ...
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Freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does inclu ...
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Carbonear
Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It overlooks the west side of Conception Bay and had a history long tied to fishing and shipbuilding. Since the late 20th century, its economy has changed to emphasiz ...
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Bristol's Hope
History
19th century
* 1817 – Victoria is being used as a source of lumber and firewood.
* 1800s – Many residents of Victoria sign on for the Labrador Fishery with merchants in Carbonear, Harbour Grace and Northern Bay.
20th century
* 1900s (early) – Other people find employment in lumbering, the railway and mining at Bell Island and Cape Breton.
* 1905 – An electric power station is running in the community.
* 1916 — Railway service on the
Bay de Verde Branch Line is opened.
* 1921 – Sawmills are affected when a forest fire destroys much of the timber in the area. Nicholas Powell and Reuben, William and Nicholas Clarke are the merchants in Victoria.
* 1924 – An independent congregation (later joins the Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland) is established by Victoria native
Eugene Vaters.
* 1932 — Railway service is shut down.
* 1935 - The Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland has more than 300 members in Victoria. Twenty-eight families from Victoria, take part in a land settlement program and move to Markland.
* 1985 – Victoria Electrical Museum is opened.
Economy
Industries / Economic Activity
* Agriculture - growing vegetables, hay, and raising cattle
* Forestry - sawmill
* Manufacturing/Retail - making barrels, tubs and wine barrels at the local cooperage located in the heritage park
* Construction - Home builders
Climate
The climate of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent land areas is influenced by the temperatures of the surface waters and water currents as well as the winds blowing across the waters. Because of the oceans' great capacity for retaining heat, the climate of Victoria are moderate and free of extreme seasonal variations.
Precipitation falls on the area both as snow in the wintertime and moderate rainfall in summer.
The Gulf Stream and Labrador Current converge just off the coast of Newfoundland and provide for very dense fog that can linger in the area for days.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...
, Victoria 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.
Tourist attractions
* Victoria Hydro Electric Museum
* Victoria Lifestyles Museum
* Victoria Heritage Village
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 ...
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Monarchy in Newfoundland and Labrador
By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, the Canadian monarchy operates in Newfoundland and Labrador as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. As such, the Crown within Newfoundland and Labrador's jurisdict ...
References
External links
Baccalieu TrailStatistics CanadaVictoria - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol.5, p. 480.
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Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador