Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Fogo Island
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Town of Fogo Island
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Fogo Island
Location of Fogo Island in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°39′30″N54°10′57″W / 49.65833°N 54.18250°W / 49.65833; -54.18250 [1] Coordinates: 49°39′30″N54°10′57″W / 49.65833°N 54.18250°W / 49.65833; -54.18250 [2]
CountryCanada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated [3] March 1, 2011
Population
 (2016) [4]
 • Total2,244
Time zone UTC-03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-02:30 (NDT)
Area code(s) 709
Highways Ferry Sign.svg MV Veteran
NL Route 333.svg Route 333
NL Route 334.svg Route 334
Website Town of Fogo Island

Fogo Island is a town located on Fogo Island, the largest of the offshore islands in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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History

The Town of Fogo Island was incorporated on March 1, 2011 following the amalgamation of four towns – Fogo, Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay, Seldom-Little Seldom and Tilting – with the unincorporated balance of the Fogo Island. [3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fogo Island had a population of 2,117 living in 964 of its 1,450 total private dwellings, a change of

NameFormer
status		Population
(2016)		Population
(2011)		Per cent
change
(%)		Occupied
dwellings		Private
dwellings		Land
area
(km²)		Population
density
Fogo [6] Town6586580.02893495.92111.2
Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay [6] Town630685-8.028239926.0224.2
Seldom-Little Seldom [7] Town386427-9.615118014.6026.4
Tilting [7] Town173204-15.28415217.639.8
Balance of Fogo Island [8] Unincorporated397421-5.79791,460173.482.3
Fogo Island [8] 2,2442,395-6.39791,460237.659.4

Climate

Climate data for Fogo Island (1981–2010, extremes 1873–2004)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)15.5
(59.9)		12.5
(54.5)		18.0
(64.4)		24.0
(75.2)		27.0
(80.6)		29.5
(85.1)		31.5
(88.7)		30.6
(87.1)		28.0
(82.4)		25.0
(77.0)		18.3
(64.9)		15.6
(60.1)		31.5
(88.7)
Average high °C (°F)−3.0
(26.6)		−3.3
(26.1)		−0.2
(31.6)		3.6
(38.5)		9.2
(48.6)		14.3
(57.7)		18.9
(66.0)		19.5
(67.1)		15.3
(59.5)		9.5
(49.1)		4.4
(39.9)		0.6
(33.1)		7.4
(45.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)−5.9
(21.4)		−6.9
(19.6)		−3.5
(25.7)		0.8
(33.4)		5.4
(41.7)		9.9
(49.8)		14.6
(58.3)		15.8
(60.4)		12.1
(53.8)		7.1
(44.8)		2.2
(36.0)		−1.8
(28.8)		4.2
(39.6)
Average low °C (°F)−8.8
(16.2)		−10.3
(13.5)		−6.7
(19.9)		−2.0
(28.4)		1.6
(34.9)		5.5
(41.9)		10.3
(50.5)		12.1
(53.8)		8.9
(48.0)		4.6
(40.3)		−0.1
(31.8)		−4.2
(24.4)		0.9
(33.6)
Record low °C (°F)−24.0
(−11.2)		−30.6
(−23.1)		−26.5
(−15.7)		−16.5
(2.3)		−12.2
(10.0)		−6.7
(19.9)		−1.7
(28.9)		0.0
(32.0)		0.0
(32.0)		−7.0
(19.4)		−13.3
(8.1)		−22.8
(−9.0)		−30.6
(−23.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)104.5
(4.11)		104.2
(4.10)		99.9
(3.93)		86.4
(3.40)		78.7
(3.10)		82.3
(3.24)		91.0
(3.58)		102.4
(4.03)		111.8
(4.40)		116.9
(4.60)		101.5
(4.00)		107.3
(4.22)		1,187
(46.73)
Average rainfall mm (inches)17.4
(0.69)		21.9
(0.86)		33.4
(1.31)		55.0
(2.17)		74.9
(2.95)		80.6
(3.17)		91.0
(3.58)		102.4
(4.03)		111.8
(4.40)		114.2
(4.50)		85.5
(3.37)		48.9
(1.93)		837.1
(32.96)
Average snowfall cm (inches)87.1
(34.3)		82.4
(32.4)		66.5
(26.2)		31.4
(12.4)		3.7
(1.5)		1.7
(0.7)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		2.7
(1.1)		16.0
(6.3)		58.4
(23.0)		349.9
(137.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)17.215.915.815.415.715.316.513.514.418.615.817.3191.3
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)3.64.56.610.215.415.216.513.514.418.413.99.2141.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)15.312.811.36.90.930.150.00.00.00.503.39.961.1
Source: Environment Canada [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

Transportation

Fogo Island is accessible by ferry or air. [28] [29] The local airstrip is the Fogo Aerodrome. [28]

Notable people

See also

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