Forteau

Forteau
Town
Interactive map of Forteau
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
377
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

Forteau is a town in southern Labrador, an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 377 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

The town is located along Route 510 in Labrador, between L'Anse-au-Clair and L'Anse-au-Loup.

There is a health centre, a post office and a variety of shops. Internet access is available but some areas do not have consistent cell phone service.

History

The end of war with France and America saw the growth of trade between Jersey and the New World, especially Canada. By 1763, around a third of the fish being exported from Conception Bay was carried by Jersey vessels. In the 1780s, a number of Jersey families settled permanently, such as the de Quettevilles in Forteau.: 215–6 

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Forteau had a population of 377 residing in 161 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of −7.8% from its 2016 population of 409. With a land area of 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 50.3/km2 (130.2/sq mi) in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Forteau". Southern Labrador: Our Communities. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Syvret, Marguerite (2011). Balleine's History of Jersey. The History Press. ISBN 978-1860776502.
  3. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

See also

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