Nipper's Harbour is a town located on the east coast of the

Baie Verte Peninsula The Baie Verte Peninsula is a large peninsula on the north central coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Baie Verte Peninsula is a geologically complex area on the northwest coast of Newfou ...

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in the

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province of

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

. This incorporated community of 85 people is located on a rocky inlet that combines Nipper's Harbour and Noble's Cove, and where the primary industry is the inshore fishery. The town is approximately 58 km from Baie Verte. In 2013, the town voted 98% in favour of resettlement; however, the provincial government refused to offer financial compensation to the residents, arguing that it would be more cost efficient for them to not resettle. In 2021, the local school, Bayview Primary, closed due to no enrolment.

Etymology

The derivation of the name is believed to be from the local name for the mosquito, the "jarnipper."

Geography

Nipper's Harbour is on the east coast of the

and part of the

Notre Dame Bay Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in Newfoundland, Canada. To the south it adjoins the Bay of Exploits. The name, French for '' Our Lady Bay'', dates to at least 1550, and is possibly a French translation of an earlier Portuguese name. Trump Isl ...

waterway. By road, it is approximately 200 km north of Deer Lake International Airport, and roughly 650 km northwest via the

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from the provincial capital, St. John's. A group of seven small islands (Nipper's Islands) are located approximately one mile offshore from the harbour entrance. The largest island, Seal Island, was the site of a large lighthouse until 40 years ago; the smallest, Gull Island, is a nesting sight for local seagulls.

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

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, Nippers Harbour had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of .Canada 2016 Census
Community Profile
Statistics Canada. Accessed February 6, 2018 With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

References

External links

Nipper's Harbour - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 4, p. 82-84.
{{Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador, towns=yes, ICG=yes Populated coastal places in Canada Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

Etymology

Geography

Demographics

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