Michael's Harbour is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is just outside Lewisporte. There are no stores or services and residents must commute to Lewisporte for essential services and Campbellton for education until the 9th grade. They commute to Lewisporte for high school. The community had a crisis in 2020 where a house burned down and it was determined that no fire department was obliged to provide services to the community.[2] In February of the same year, the issue was resolved where the Lewisporte Fire Department agreed to provide service in exchange for CA$50 fee per homeowner.[1]
Michael's Harbour | |
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| Coordinates: 49°17′25″N 54°59′03″W / 49.29028°N 54.98417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population (2016)[1] | 63 |
Geography
editMichaels Harbour is in Newfoundland within Subdivision G of Division No. 8.[3]
Demographics
editAs a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Michaels Harbour recorded a population of 63 living in 27 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of -11.3% from its 2011 population of 71. With a land area of 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.0/km2 (67.4/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b CBC News (February 4, 2020). "No more holdouts: Michael's Harbour to get firefighting services after all residents agree". Archived from the original on December 6, 2021.
- ^ McCabe, Meghan; Mullin, Malone (January 29, 2020). "No one to call when home burns in area without fire service, but it doesn't have to be that way". Archived from the original on December 6, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.