Deadman's Bayis a local service district and

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in the

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. It is on the

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of Bonavista Bay near the community of Lumsden. The community is located near fishing grounds, contributing to its diversified and successful fishery despite its exposed, sandy coastline and harsh fall storms.

History

Deadman's Bay was first recorded in the 1845 ''Census'' of Newfoundland, at which time 24 people were living there. These inhabitants belonged to the Church of England and made their living as fishers. The primary reason for settling in Deadman's Bay was for the Labrador fishery; however, after 1869 the base of the economy became the inshore fishery. The population continued to increase as people from Bonavista, Cape Freels, and Lumsden moved to Deadman's Bay. In 1901, however, the community experienced a population decline which lasted for twenty years. In 1921 the population was growing again with nearly 100 people in 1945 and 180 by 1956. Electricity became available in Deadman's Bay in 1963, they also had their own elementary school, and by 1981 they were catching cod, flounder, catfish, herring, mackerel, salmon, squid, and lobster.''

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'' ;Church history In the 1800s the people of Deadman's Bay were of the Church of England. They had no church or resident minister, however, ministers from nearby communities would visit there to perform services, baptisms, and burials. For example, the Rev.

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, a missionary in Greenspond, made his first visit to Deadman's Bay in August 1850 which he describes in his book, ''Life and Work in Newfoundland''. By 1901 the people of Deadman's Bay had converted to

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. In 1981 the population was primarily United Church and Salvation Army.Naboth Winsor, ''Through Peril, Toil, and Pain'', 1981.

Geography

Deadman's Bay is in

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within Subdivision M of Division No. 8.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Deadman's Bay recorded a population of 130 living in 56 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 155. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Government

Deadman's Bay 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 Norman Goodyear.

References

External links

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