Humber Arm South

Town of Humber Arm South

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Town
	Interactive map of Town of Humber Arm South
	Coordinates: 49°00′56″N 58°10′04″W / 49.01556°N 58.16778°W
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Mayor	Erica Humber-Shears
• MHA	Eddie Joyce (IND)
• MP	Carol Anstey (Cons)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,537
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 450

Humber Arm South is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town consists of the communities of Halfway Point, Benoit's Cove, John's Beach, and Frenchman's Cove. The town had a population of 1,537 in the Canada 2021 Census. The Town's Post Office is located in Benoit's Cove. Humber Arm South is located in the Bay of Islands and is in the Humber-Bay of Islands electoral district. The town's residents are of Mi'kmaq, Innu, and European descent.

History

The Town of Humber Arm South consists of the descendants of the Mi'kmaq people from the area, the descendants of the immigrants from England who settled here in the early 1800s, and the people who resettled from Wood's Island. Some of those communities still exist within the incorporated municipality, which includes:

Frenchman's Cove is subsection of the town and a formerly independent, unincorporated town. It had a population of 166 in the Canada 2006 Census. The area has been inhabited since before 1836, with the earliest known documentation about it when it appeared in the first Newfoundland Census. According to local folklore and tradition, the first settlers were named Cluetts and were of French origin. The small-boat inshore fishery was the economic mainstay of the area until the late 1800s when men went to work on the schooners operating from Grand Bank. Residents also grew turnips, cabbages, and potatoes, as well as hay for their horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens.
Benoit's Cove: a postal and fishing outlet and a formerly independent, unincorporated town. This area of the town has been inhabited since before 1911. The Way Office was established in 1887. The first Waymaster was James Evitt. It had a population of 76 in 1911 and 295 in 1956.
Halfway Point: a small settlement which had its first family living within it as early as 1864. Mail service closed in 1966 and it had a population of 146 in 1956.
John's Beach: a small settlement which had one of the earliest known Anglican church and schools in the Bay of Islands. The John's Beach Anglican graveyard has some of the oldest graves in the Bay of Islands.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Humber Arm South had a population of 1,537 living in 688 of its 748 total private dwellings, a change of −3.9% from its 2016 population of 1,599. With a land area of 65.14 km² (25.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.6/km² (61.1/sq mi) in 2021.

References

1 2 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.
↑ Mills, Don (October 8, 1971). Wood's Island, Newfoundland. St. John's, Nfld: High Country Research and Development (Firm); Newfoundland. Department of Economic Development.
↑ Parsons, William (Winter 1973). History of Woods Island in Bay of Islands. St. John's, Nfld: Maritime History Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ Baehre, Rainer (1 September 2015). "Reconstructing Heritage and Cultural Identity in Marginalised and Hinterland Communities: Case Studies from Western Newfoundland". London Journal of Canadian Studies. 30. doi:10.14324/111.444.ljcs.2015v30.003. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Humber Arm South, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

49°00′56″N 58°10′04″W / 49.01556°N 58.16778°W / 49.01556; -58.16778

[2021census-1] 1 2 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.

[Woods,_1971-2] Mills, Don (October 8, 1971). Wood's Island, Newfoundland. St. John's, Nfld: High Country Research and Development (Firm); Newfoundland. Department of Economic Development.

[Parsons_1973-3] Parsons, William (Winter 1973). History of Woods Island in Bay of Islands. St. John's, Nfld: Maritime History Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[Baehre,_2015-4] Baehre, Rainer (1 September 2015). "Reconstructing Heritage and Cultural Identity in Marginalised and Hinterland Communities: Case Studies from Western Newfoundland". London Journal of Canadian Studies. 30. doi:10.14324/111.444.ljcs.2015v30.003. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[census2016-5] "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Humber Arm South, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

v t e Division No. 5, Newfoundland and Labrador (Humber District)
Cities	Corner Brook
Towns	Cormack Cox's Cove Deer Lake Gillams Hampden Howley Hughes Brook Humber Arm South Irishtown–Summerside Jackson's Arm Lark Harbour Massey Drive McIvers Meadows Mount Moriah Pasadena Reidville Steady Brook York Harbour
Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision A Subdivision C Subdivision D Subdivision E Subdivision F Subdivision G
Designated places	Beaches Humber Village Little Rapids Pollard's Point Pynns Brook Sop's Arm St. Judes
See also: Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

v t e Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland Labrador Nunatsiavut Other islands
Subdivisions and statistical units	Regions Census divisions Census agglomerations Municipalities Population centres Unorganized subdivisions
Communities	Cities Towns Inuit community governments Indian reserves Local service districts Designated places Ghost towns
Cities	Corner Brook Mount Pearl St. John's
Towns	Admirals Beach Anchor Point Appleton Aquaforte Arnold's Cove Avondale Badger Baie Verte Baine Harbour Bauline Bay Bulls Bay de Verde Bay L'Argent Bay Roberts Baytona Beachside Bellburns Belleoram Birchy Bay Bird Cove Bishop's Cove Bishop's Falls Bonavista Botwood Branch Brent's Cove Brighton Brigus Bryant's Cove Buchans Burgeo Burin Burlington Burnt Islands Campbellton Cape Broyle Cape St. George Carbonear Carmanville Cartwright Centreville-Wareham-Trinity Chance Cove Change Islands Channel-Port aux Basques Chapel Arm Charlottetown Clarenville Clarke's Beach Coachman's Cove Colinet Colliers Come By Chance Comfort Cove-Newstead Conception Bay South Conception Harbour Conche Cook's Harbour Cormack Cottlesville Cow Head Cox's Cove Crow Head Cupids Daniel's Harbour Deer Lake Dover Duntara Eastport Elliston Embree Englee English Harbour East Fermeuse Ferryland Flatrock Fleur de Lys Flower's Cove Fogo Island Forteau Fortune Fox Cove-Mortier Fox Harbour Frenchman's Cove Gallants Gambo Gander Garnish Gaskiers-Point La Haye Gaultois Gillams Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook Glenwood Glovertown Goose Cove East Grand Bank Grand Falls-Windsor Grand le Pierre Greenspond Hampden Hant's Harbour Happy Adventure Happy Valley-Goose Bay Harbour Breton Harbour Grace Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview Hare Bay Hawke's Bay Heart's Content Heart's Delight-Islington Heart's Desire Hermitage-Sandyville Holyrood Howley Hughes Brook Humber Arm South Indian Bay Irishtown-Summerside Isle aux Morts Jackson's Arm Keels King's Cove King's Point Kippens Labrador City Lamaline L'Anse-au-Clair L'Anse-au-Loup Lark Harbour LaScie Lawn Leading Tickles Lewin's Cove Lewisporte Little Bay East Little Bay Islands Little Bay Little Burnt Bay Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights Lord's Cove Lourdes Lumsden Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North Main Brook Mary's Harbour Marystown Massey Drive McIvers Meadows Middle Arm Miles Cove Millertown Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir Ming's Bight Morrisville Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines Mount Moriah Musgrave Harbour Musgravetown New Perlican New-Wes-Valley Nipper's Harbour Norman's Cove-Long Cove Norris Arm Norris Point North River North West River Northern Arm Old Perlican Pacquet Paradise Parkers Cove Parson's Pond Pasadena Peterview Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove Pilley's Island Pinware Placentia Point au Gaul Point Lance Point Leamington Point May Point of Bay Pool's Cove Port Anson Port au Choix Port au Port East Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove Port Blandford Port Hope Simpson Port Kirwan Port Rexton Port Saunders Portugal Cove South Portugal Cove–St. Philip's Pouch Cove Raleigh Ramea Red Bay Red Harbour Reidville Rencontre East Renews-Cappahayden River of Ponds Riverhead Roberts Arm Rocky Harbour Roddickton-Bide Arm Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou Rushoon Sally's Cove Salmon Cove Salvage Sandringham Sandy Cove Seal Cove (Fortune Bay) Seal Cove (White Bay) Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove South Brook South River Southern Harbour Spaniard's Bay Springdale St. Alban's St. Anthony St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine St. Brendan's St. Bride's St. George's St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove St. Joseph's St. Lawrence St. Lewis St. Lunaire-Griquet St. Mary's St. Pauls St. Shott's St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River Steady Brook Stephenville Crossing Stephenville Summerford Sunnyside Terra Nova Terrenceville Tilt Cove Torbay Traytown Trepassey Trinity Bay North Trinity Triton Trout River Twillingate Upper Island Cove Victoria Wabana Wabush West St. Modeste Westport Whitbourne Whiteway Winterland Winterton Witless Bay Woodstock Woody Point York Harbour
Inuit community governments	Hopedale Makkovik Nain Postville Rigolet
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Humber Arm South

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