Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick
| Blacks Harbour | |
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| Village | |
  Blacks Harbour Location within New Brunswick. | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′32″N 66°47′05″W / 45.05889°N 66.78472°WCoordinates: 45°03′32″N 66°47′05″W / 45.05889°N 66.78472°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Pennfield |
| Incorporated | 1972 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 8.90 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 982 |
| • Density | 110.3/km2 (286/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 3.2% |
| • Dwellings | 417 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Postal code(s) | E5H |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
Highways Route 176 |
 Route 778 |
| Website | www.blacksharbour.ca/ home_page.html |
Blacks Harbour (2011 population: 982) is a Canadian village in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.
Referred to simply as Blacks by locals, the village is situated on a harbour of the same name opening onto the Bay of Fundy. It is situated 15 kilometres southeast of the town of St. George, 3 kilometres west of the neighbouring community of Beaver Harbour and 56 kilometres east from the town of St. Stephen on Route 176.
Blacks Harbour is the northern terminus for the year-round Blacks Harbour to Grand Manan Island Ferry. This 32 kilometre ferry trip is provided by Coastal Transport Limited and operated to the port of North Head on Grand Manan Island.
History
Fishing has been a vital part of its existence for over two hundred years. Connors Brothers Limited was founded in 1885 at Blacks Harbour, now a major international processor of all types of seafood. The company is also a major New Brunswick employer.
Communities
The following locations reside within the village boundaries:
- Deadmans Harbour (45°03′10″N 66°46′03″W / 45.05278°N 66.76750°W) – a community located 3km east of the village
- Tunaville (45°03′16″N 66°48′16″W / 45.05444°N 66.80444°W) – a community located on west side of Blacks Harbour on a peninsula to the southwest
- Wallace Cove (45°02′42″N 66°48′15″W / 45.04500°N 66.80417°W) – south of the village; location of ferry launch to Grand Manan Island
Demographics
Population
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Language
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| Census | Total | English |
French |
English & French |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
950 |
850 | 1.8% |
89.47% | 65 |  18.7% |
6.84% | 5 | n/a% |
0.53% | 30 | 100.0% |
3.16% | |||||
| 2006 |
930 |
835 | 13.5% |
89.79% | 80 | 20.0% |
8.60% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 15 | n/a% |
1.61% | |||||
| 2001 |
1,065 |
965 | 1.0% |
90.61% | 100 | 4.8% |
9.39% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | |||||
| 1996 |
1,135 |
975 | n/a | 85.90% | 105 | n/a | 9.25% | 10 | n/a | 0.88% | 45 | n/a | 3.96% | |||||
Notable people
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- Blacks Harbour — Looking Back At Our Beginnings ISBN 0-9692868-0-5 published in 1985.
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Beaver Harbour | ||
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| Bay of Fundy Ferry to: Grand Manan Island |
