Garnish, Newfoundland and Labrador

Garnish, a town located on the west coast of the Burin Peninsula, was well known for its lumbering and now for its lobstering operations. Located on Route 213, it is 25 km along route 220 north west of Grand Bank and 18 km along Route 220 east of Marystown. The Way Office was established in 1852 and the first Waymaster was Henry Campe. In 2021, the town had a population of 542.^[1]

Garnish
Town
Garnish Location of Garnish in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°14′N 55°22′W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population  (2021)
• Total	542[1]
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 210 Route 213
Website	www.townofgarnish.com
Garnish Lighthouse
Constructed	1885 (first)
Construction	aluminium skeletal tower
Height	3 m (9.8 ft)
Shape	square prism skeletal tower with light
Markings	three side daymark painted red the upper part, white the lower part
Power source	solar power
Operator	Garnish Heritage Society[2][3]
First lit	1991 (current)
Deactivated	1991 (first)
Focal height	8 m (26 ft)
Range	6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic	Q R

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Garnish had a population of 542 living in 243 of its 306 total private dwellings, a change of -4.6% from its 2016 population of 568. With a land area of 39.1 km² (15.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.9/km² (35.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Canada
• List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Burin Peninsula
• Newfoundland outport