Moreton's Harbour is a

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and

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in the

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. It is on

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. The community is sometimes written as Morton's and occasionally as Moreton's. Clarence Wiseman, the tenth

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from 1974 to 1977, was born at Moreton's Harbour.

Geography

Moreton's Harbour is in

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within Subdivision H of Division No. 8.

Demographics

As a designated place in the

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conducted by

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, Moreton's Harbour recorded a population of 111 down from 113 in 2016.

Arts and culture

Moreton's Harbour is referenced in the chorus of the

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I's the B'y "I'se the B'y" (Roud 4432, also I's the Bye or Liverpool Handy) is a traditional Newfoundland folk song/ballad. "I's the B'y" is in the Newfoundland English dialect, and translates to standard English as "I'm the Boy" or "I'm the Guy". The Canadia ...

, with the lines " Fogo,

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, Moreton's Harbour, all around the circle".

Government

Moreton's Harbour 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 Frazer Rideout.

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