Lark Harbour

Lark Harbour is small fishing community on the western coast of Newfoundland, on the south side of the Bay of Islands, and west of the City of Corner Brook.

Lark Harbour
Town
Lark Harbour (showing promontory in Blow Me Down Provincial Park)
Lark Harbour Location of Lark Harbour in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°06′N 58°22′W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	508
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 450
Current lighthouse
Constructed	2010
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	fiberglass tower
Shape	cylindrical tower with light[2][3]
Markings	White (tower) , Stripe (2, red, horizontal direction)
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard
Focal height	35 m (115 ft)
Range	6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s
Second lighthouse
Constructed	1950
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Height	10 m (33 ft)
Shape	hexagonal frustum tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	White (tower), red (lantern)
Deactivated	2010
First lighthouse
Constructed	1925
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	wooden tower
Height	6 m (20 ft)
Deactivated	1950
Focal height	35 m (115 ft)

Combined with neighbouring York Harbour, there is a population of about 880. Blow Me Down Provincial Park lies on the boundary between the two communities.

Lark Harbour is approximately 50km southwest of Corner Brook.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lark Harbour had a population of 508 living in 221 of its 290 total private dwellings, a change of -2.7% from its 2016 population of 522. With a land area of 12.94 km² (5.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 39.3/km² (101.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Canada