Carmanville

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Carmanville
Rocky Bay
Town
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Carmanville
Location of Carmanville in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°24′15″N54°17′20″W / 49.40417°N 54.28889°W / 49.40417; -54.28889
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Settled1825
Government
 • MayorKeith Howell
 • Fire ChiefNathanael White
Area
[1]
 • Land43.08 km2 (16.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total784
 • Density17.2/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 330.svg Route 330
NL Route 332.svg Route 332
Website townofcarmanville.ca

Carmanville is a Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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History

Carmanville, on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland, was first settled by John Day, from Twillingate, and his family. The Day family trapped otter and fox and became friends with an Indigenous family living there. Carmanville was originally called Rocky Bay, and in the 1845 Census Rocky Bay was recorded to have a population of eleven, all Church of England. It was not until the 1880s that the population began to increase. In 1874, the population was 15, ten years later it was 171, with mostly Methodists. The inhabitants fished, gardened, and raised animals for a living. By 1900, there were 402 inhabitants. Rocky Bay was changed to Carmanville on June 18, 1906 after the General Superintendent of the Methodist Church of Canada, Rev. Albert Carman. By 1966, the population was 938 and lumbering had also become an important source of employment; especially for shipbuilding. Logging, lobster, cod, and the Labrador fishery were all important to Carmanville's economy. [2]

Church history

The 1836 Census show the population at Rocky Bay as being Protestant Episcopalians and later as Church of England. By 1869, there were 18 Church of England and 9 Wesleyans living there. As most of the inhabitants were Methodists by 1884, a clergyman and teacher were present and they began working on a school and church. A Methodist church opened in April 1897 which served for 25 years. Some ministers who served there between 1885 and 1904 were Cheeseman, Rex, Skinner, Jefferson, Abraham, Stoney, Indoe, Hoskins, Stoney, Bartlett, Saint, Dean, Bennett, and Coppin. [3]

Education

Early education in Carmanville was divided up between Roman Catholic and Protestant schools with little help from the colonial government. The first school began in 1887 under the school board and Methodist Education Council. It was a one-room school with a capacity of 50 students. When it opened there were 34 students taught by Mr. Solomon Whiteway from Musgrave Harbour. They eventually outgrew the one room school-chapel and in 1904 a new, larger, two-room school was built on church property. In 1900, 49 students were enrolled in school; by 1902, there were 60 and 81 in 1903. Enrolments and regular attendance fluctuated. [4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carmanville had a population of 784 living in 355 of its 457 total private dwellings, a change of

Directory information

Carmanville is a small fishing settlement in the Twillingate and Fogo district on the straight shore. Its population in 1871 was 27. [6]

- John Day Jr. Fisherman

- John Day Sr. Fisherman

- William Day. Fisherman

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Carmanville, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  3. ↑ Graham Snow, The History of Carmanville 1826-1980, 1983.
  4. ↑ Snow, History of Carmanville
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Lovell's Newfoundland Directory, 1871.
  7. ↑ Snow,History of Carmanville
  8. ↑ Newfoundland Almanac
  9. ↑ Newfoundland Almanac 1887, 1896.

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