Rock Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Not to be confused with Rock Harbor, Michigan or Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Rock Harbour
Local service district / designated place
Rock Harbour is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Rock Harbour
Rock Harbour
Coordinates: 47°11′N 55°03′W / 47.183°N 55.050°W / 47.183; -55.050
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Population
 • Total61

Rock Harbour is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is east of Marystown on Placentia Bay.

History

Rock Harbour had a population of 149 with 40 households in 1921[1] and 142 in 1956. The population as of the 2011 Canada census was 66.[2]

Geography

Rock Harbour is in Newfoundland within Subdivision D of Division No. 2.[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rock Harbour recorded a population of 54 living in 24 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of -18.2% from its 2011 population of 66. The population is around 43 as of 2023. With a land area of 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (19.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Economy

A major employer at one point was a nearby fish processing plant operated by FPI then OCI (closed as of 2011)[5] in Marystown and at the Peter Kiewit and Sons Marystown and Cow Head Facilities,[6] but most of the population rely on work elsewhere in the province and country working as skilled tradespersons.

Government

Rock Harbour is a local service district (LSD)[7] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[8] The chair of the LSD committee is Clyde Hooper.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Newfoundland 1921 Census - Rock Harbour - Burin District)".
  2. ^ "2011 Canada Census". Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Marystown, Port Union plants closed permanently". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  6. ^ Peter Kiewit and Sons Marystown and Cow Head Facilities
  7. ^ a b "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.