Mary's Harbour

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Mary's Harbour
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Mary's Harbour
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Mary's Harbour
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Mary's Harbour
Location of Mary's Harbour in Newfoundland
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Mary's Harbour
Mary's Harbour (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°18′55″N55°50′01″W / 52.31528°N 55.83361°W / 52.31528; -55.83361 Coordinates: 52°18′55″N55°50′01″W / 52.31528°N 55.83361°W / 52.31528; -55.83361
CountryCanada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Government
  TypeTown Council
  MayorAlton Rumbolt
   MHA Lisa Dempster
   MP Yvonne Jones
Population
 (2021)
  Total312
Time zone GMT -03:30
Postal code
A0K 3P0
Area code(s) 709
Highways NL Route 510.svg Route 510 (Trans-Labrador Highway)

Mary's Harbour is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 312 in the Canada 2021 Census, down from 341 in the Canada 2016 Census. It is serviced by Mary's Harbour Airport.

Contents

Mary's Harbour surrounds the St. Mary's River, which was the site of a salmon fishery as early as the 1780s. However, Mary's Harbour was not a permanent settlement until after a fire at Battle Harbour in 1930. The International Grenfell Association decided to relocate its hospital and boarding school, destroyed by the fire, from Battle Harbour to Mary's Harbour. Mary's Harbour has always depended on the fishery for its livelihood. Since the Collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery the community has thrived on the crab fishery. The Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company employs over 120 people at the local crab processing facility. It is also the gateway to the National Historic District of Battle Harbour.

Climate

Mary's Harbour has a subarctic climate (Koppen: Dfc) with cold winters in spite of its marine position, courtesy of the cold waters of the Labrador Current. Being located on the same latitude around 3,500 km (2,200 mi) from almost frost-free areas of Ireland, the difference between the two Atlantic coastlines is rather extreme. As typical of eastern Canada, Mary's Harbour receives heavy snowfall each winter. Unusually for such a climate, it has a pronounced seasonal lag, especially in the summer, with September averaging warmer than June and October warmer than May. A more typical subarctic climate, like Oymyakon, Russia has a temperature lag of only about 15 days.

Climate data for Mary's Harbour
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)5.2
(41.4)
5.0
(41.0)
9.4
(48.9)
14.7
(58.5)
26.5
(79.7)
35.6
(96.1)
31
(88)
32.6
(90.7)
27.6
(81.7)
19.0
(66.2)
13.7
(56.7)
9.2
(48.6)
35.6
(96.1)
Average high °C (°F)−9.0
(15.8)
−8.4
(16.9)
−3.4
(25.9)
1.7
(35.1)
7.6
(45.7)
13.1
(55.6)
17.6
(63.7)
18.2
(64.8)
13.7
(56.7)
7.2
(45.0)
0.9
(33.6)
−5.3
(22.5)
4.5
(40.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)−14.4
(6.1)
−13.8
(7.2)
−8.7
(16.3)
−2.2
(28.0)
3.2
(37.8)
8.1
(46.6)
12.4
(54.3)
13.1
(55.6)
9.0
(48.2)
3.4
(38.1)
−2.7
(27.1)
−10
(14)
−0.2
(31.6)
Average low °C (°F)−19.8
(−3.6)
−19.1
(−2.4)
−13.9
(7.0)
−6.1
(21.0)
−1.3
(29.7)
3.3
(37.9)
7.1
(44.8)
8.0
(46.4)
4.3
(39.7)
−0.4
(31.3)
−6.3
(20.7)
−14.6
(5.7)
−4.9
(23.2)
Record low °C (°F)−33.0
(−27.4)
−33.8
(−28.8)
−33.2
(−27.8)
−24.5
(−12.1)
−11.4
(11.5)
−3.3
(26.1)
0
(32)
0.2
(32.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
−11.4
(11.5)
−21.2
(−6.2)
−31.2
(−24.2)
−33.8
(−28.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)69.3
(2.73)
81.0
(3.19)
67.0
(2.64)
51.0
(2.01)
73.2
(2.88)
95.4
(3.76)
86.0
(3.39)
89.2
(3.51)
68.5
(2.70)
92.9
(3.66)
83.8
(3.30)
86.7
(3.41)
944
(37.18)
Source: weatherbase.com [1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mary's Harbour had a population of 312 living in 121 of its 147 total private dwellings, a change of

Canada 2016 CensusPopulation % of Total Population
Visible minority group
Source: [3]
South Asian 00.0
Chinese 00.0
Black 00.0
Filipino 00 .0
Latin American 00.0
Southeast Asian 00.0
Other visible minority00.0
Total visible minority population00.0
Aboriginal group
Source: [3]
First Nations 00
Métis 17053.1
Inuit 154.7
Total Aboriginal population18558
White 13538.4
Total population320 100.0

Notable residents

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References

  1. "Mary's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)".
  2. "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.
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Division No. 10, Census division [Census division], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  4. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.