Forteau

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Forteau
Town
Forteau, Labrador.jpg
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
  Total377
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s) 709
Highways NL Route 510.svg Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

Forteau is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 409 as of the Canada 2016 Census.

Contents

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. [1]

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. [2] :215–6

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Forteau had a population of 377 living in 161 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of

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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.

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Coordinates: 51°28′24″N56°57′26″W / 51.4733°N 56.9573°W / 51.4733; -56.9573