Rock Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Rock Harbour is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is east of Marystown on Placentia Bay.

Not to be confused with Rock Harbor, Michigan or Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rock Harbour
Local service district / designated place
Rock Harbour
Coordinates: 47°11′N 55°03′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Population
 • Total61

History

Rock Harbour had a population of 149 with 40 households in 1921[1] and 142 in 1956. The population as of the 2011 Canada census was 66.[2]

Geography

Rock Harbour is in Newfoundland within Subdivision D of Division No. 2.[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rock Harbour recorded a population of 54 living in 24 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of -18.2% from its 2011 population of 66. With a land area of 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (19.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

Economy

A major employer at one point was a nearby fish processing plant operated by FPI then OCI (closed as of 2011)[5] in Marystown and at the Peter Kiewit and Sons Marystown and Cow Head Facilities,[6] but most of the population rely on work elsewhere in the province and country working as skilled tradespersons.

Government

Rock Harbour is a local service district (LSD)[7] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[8] The chair of the LSD committee is Clyde Hooper.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Newfoundland 1921 Census - Rock Harbour - Burin District)".
  2. "2011 Canada Census". Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  5. "Marystown, Port Union plants closed permanently". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  6. Peter Kiewit and Sons Marystown and Cow Head Facilities
  7. "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  8. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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