Green's Harbour

Green's Harbour is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Green's Harbour
Local service district / designated place
Green's Harbour is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Green's Harbour
Green's Harbour
Location of Green's Harbour
Green's Harbour is located in Canada
Green's Harbour
Green's Harbour
Green's Harbour (Canada)
Coordinates: 47.638°N 53.508°W / 47.638; -53.508
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
RegionNewfoundland
Census division1
Census subdivisionE
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
Area
[1]
 • Land6.13 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total530
Time zoneUTC−03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−02:30 (NDT)
Area code709

Geography

Green's Harbour is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 1.[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Green's Harbour recorded a population of 642 living in 277 of its 371 total private dwellings, a change of 20.2% from its 2011 population of 534. With a land area of 6.13 km2 (2.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 104.7/km2 (271.3/sq mi) in 2016.[1]

Government

Green's Harbour is a local service district (LSD)[4] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[5] The chair of the LSD committee is Jennifer Hillier.[4]

Heart and Hand Loyal Orange Lodge #9

The Heart and Hand Loyal Orange Lodge #9 was designated as a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1995.[6] The building was listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places on 2005/01/26.[7] As a fundraiser for the building's restoration work in 2018, the Green's Harbour Heritage Society sold wooden shingles which the town's residents decorated on the reverse with personalized messages and memories, serving as a type of time capsule.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. Statistics Canada. 2022. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released April 27, 2022. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 4, 2022).
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. "Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. "Local Service Districts – Frequently Asked Questions". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. "Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland & Labrador Heart and Hand LOL #9 Registered Heritage Structure". heritagenl.ca. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  7. "HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca". www.historicplaces.ca. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  8. "How Green Harbour's historic lodge is transforming into a time capsule". CBC News. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
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