Hermitage-Sandyville

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Hermitage-Sandyville
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Hermitage-Sandyville
Location of Hermitage-Sandyville in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°33′N55°56′W / 47.550°N 55.933°W / 47.550; -55.933
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.svg  Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
  MayorSteven Crewe
Population
 (2021)
  Total404
Time zone UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code 709
Highways NL Route 364.svg Route 364
Website http://www.hermitage-sandyville.ca/

Hermitage-Sandyville is a small town on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 404 people in the 2021 Census. The main source of income for the community is provided by the aquaculture industry, [1] the local salmon plant [2] and fishing.

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The school in Hermitage is John Watkins Academy, where students of both Hermitage-Sandyville and Seal Cove attend. [3] The school mascot is the JWA Rebels. Students in this school (currently 37 students) range from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

Hermitage is the location of the ferry port for servicing the isolated outports of Gaultois and McCallum. [4] [5] [6]

Name

Channel Island settlers noted the resemblance of an offshore island to Hermitage Rock, a tidal island off the coast of Saint Helier, Jersey. This rock was the supposed location of Saint Helier's hermitage. Both the town and the bay are named after that rock. [7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hermitage-Sandyville had a population of 404 living in 189 of its 219 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. "Aquaculture in the Coast of Bays region, Newfoundland and Labrador". Fisheries And Oceans Canada. 16 February 2011. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020.
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hermitage-salmon-plant-begins-operations-under-cooke-1.2695534.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Hunt, Clayton. "Schools adjusting to lower enrolments | SaltWire". Saltwire.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. Hillier, Bernice (Jan 17, 2019). "Isolated towns fear new ferry contract will be the same old boat". CBC News. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020.
  5. "McCallum votes on resettlement: 'It's a dying community'". CBC News. Jun 1, 2015. Retrieved Oct 17, 2020.
  6. "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
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  8. "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.

Coordinates: 47°33′N55°56′W / 47.550°N 55.933°W / 47.550; -55.933