Fortune Harbour

Fortune Harbour or Fortune Harbor is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Fortune Harbour

Location of Fortune Harbour in Newfoundland and Labrador

History

The 1913 McAlpine Gazeteer lists the community in Twillingate district:

"FORTUNE HARBOR, a post and money order settlement in Twillingate district. Contains postal telegraph, express, 1 store, 1 Catholic church, Bowring Bros. and Reid Nfld. steamers call during open navigation."^[1]

An 1884 pilot guide discusses "Fortune harbor" in Notre Dame Bay:

"Fortune harbor is a land-locked anchorage, situated 2 miles southeastward of Bagg head. Two entrances are formed by Sweeny island, that to the eastward of the island being only 30 yards wide and having a depth of 12 feet at low water. The western entrance is suitable for large vessels with a commanding breeze, but the turns are sharp, the wind is often baffling in the approach, and the squalls heavy, particularly with westerly winds.^[2]

Geography

Fortune Harbour is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 8.^[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fortune Harbour recorded a population of 78 living in 31 of its 90 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2011 population of 84. With a land area of 11.11 km² (4.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.0/km² (18.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

See also

• List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
• List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador