Hunt's Island

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Hunt's Island
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Hunt's Island
Geography
Coordinates 47°35′58″N57°36′41″W / 47.59944°N 57.61139°W / 47.59944; -57.61139
Administration
Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division No. 3
Subdivision F
[1] [2]

Hunt's Island is an abandoned fishing settlement in the District of Burgeo-La Poile, on the south west coast of Newfoundland, Canada. It was settled in the 1830s and resettled in 1963. [3] [4] In 1911, its population peaked at 244. This declined to 175 in 1921, rebounded to 178 in 1935, and declined again to 132 in 1945, the last year it was listed separately in the census. [5] Hunt's Island is located in census division 3, subdivision F. [2]

Population
YearPop.±%
1891 188—    
1901 188+0.0%
1911 244+29.8%
1921 175−28.3%
1935 178+1.7%
1945 132−25.8%
Source: Memorial University of Newfoundland - Digital Archives Initiative, Census of Newfoundland and Labrador

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References

  1. ↑ "Hunt's Island". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 1996". November 2012.
  3. ↑ "A look at the past - SaltWire".
  4. ↑ "Return to Hunt's Island".
  5. ↑ "Hunt's Island, Newfoundland". FamilySearch .


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