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'''Hunt's Island''' is an abandoned fishing settlement in the District of [[Burgeo-La Poile]], on the south west coast of [[Newfoundland]], Canada. It was settled in the 1830s and [[Resettlement (Newfoundland)|resettled]] in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|title=A look at the past - SaltWire|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/holidays/a-look-at-the-past-47892/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Return to Hunt's Island|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-gulf-news-port-aux-basques/20160725/281741268779111}}</ref> In 1911, it |
'''Hunt's Island''' is an abandoned fishing settlement in the District of [[Burgeo-La Poile]], on the south west coast of [[Newfoundland]], Canada. It was settled in the 1830s and [[Resettlement (Newfoundland)|resettled]] in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|title=A look at the past - SaltWire|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/holidays/a-look-at-the-past-47892/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Return to Hunt's Island|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-gulf-news-port-aux-basques/20160725/281741268779111}}</ref> In 1911, it's population peaked at 244. This declined to 175 in 1921, rebounded to 178 in 1935, and declined again to 132 in 1945, the last year in was listed separately in the census.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hunt's Island, Newfoundland|url=https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?focusedId=11027076}}</ref> Hunt's Island is located in [[Division No. 3, Subdivision F, Newfoundland and Labrador|census division 3, subdivision F]].<ref name="SGC">{{Cite web|title=Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 1996|url=https://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=135514&CVD=135517&CPV=1003024&CST=01011996&CLV=3&MLV=3}}</ref> |
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| 1891 | 188 |
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| 1901 | 188 |
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| 1911 | 244 |
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| 1921 | 175 |
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| 1935 | 178 |
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| 1945 | 132 |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:41, 23 August 2021
  Hunt's Island | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 47°35′58″N 57°36′41″W / 47.59944°N 57.61139°W |
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Canada | |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | No. 3 |
| Subdivision | F |
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Hunt's Island is an abandoned fishing settlement in the District of Burgeo-La Poile, on the south west coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It was settled in the 1830s and resettled in 1963.[3][4] In 1911, it's population peaked at 244. This declined to 175 in 1921, rebounded to 178 in 1935, and declined again to 132 in 1945, the last year in was listed separately in the census.[5] Hunt's Island is located in census division 3, subdivision F.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 188 | — |
| 1901 | 188 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 244 | +29.8% |
| 1921 | 175 | −28.3% |
| 1935 | 178 | +1.7% |
| 1945 | 132 | −25.8% |
| Source: Memorial University of Newfoundland - Digital Archives Initiative, Census of Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
See also
- List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of islands of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Burgeo-La Poile
References
- ^ "Hunt's Island". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 1996".
- ^ "A look at the past - SaltWire".
- ^ "Return to Hunt's Island".
- ^ "Hunt's Island, Newfoundland".
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