Calvert is a
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and
designated place in the
Canadian province
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of
Newfoundland and Labrador in the
Southern Shore
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region of the province. It is 72 kilometres south of the provincial capital
St. John's, 7 kilometres south of
Cape Broyle
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, and 3 kilometres north of Ferryland. The population in 2001 was 355, a decline of 17% since 1996.
History
Settlers were recorded at Cap(e)lin Bay, what is now Calvert, as early as the 1670s.
Prior to January 30, 1922, Calvert was known as Caplin Bay, sometimes spelled Capelin Bay. It is said to have been named for the large number of
capelin that were fished by its early settlers. As several other Newfoundland communities had similar names, and in light of the necessities of the postal service, the Newfoundland Nomenclature Board, in the early 20th century, made efforts to reduce duplication of place names. It responded favourably to a 1922 petition collected by the parish priest of Ferryland, Father Alfred Maher to change the name of the settlement in honour of
Sir George Calvert, First Baron Baltimore, and founder, in the early seventeenth century, of the Colony of Avalon at what is now nearby Ferryland.
A book about the community was written by Gerald Pocius, titled ''"A Place to Belong: Community Order and Everyday Space in Calvert, Newfoundland"''.
Geography
Calvert is in
Newfoundland
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within
Subdivision U of
Division No. 1.
Demographics
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Calvert recorded a population of 219 living in 103 of its 177 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 255. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government
Calvert is a local service district (LSD)
that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.
The chair of the LSD committee is Adrian Sullivan.
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Notable people
Loyola Sullivan, the former provincial Minister of Finance and Member of the House of Assembly for Ferryland District, and former Canadian ambassador for Fisheries Conservation, is from Calvert.
See also
*List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Newfoundla ...
*List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
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* List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador
References
External links
Google Maps satellite image of Calvert Bay Demographic, Economic, and Social profile of Calvert from the Government of Newfoundland and LabradorFamily Names of Calvert (Caplin Bay), NewfoundlandGenealogical information on Ferryland District (including Calvert) from Newfoundland's Grand Banks
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Designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador