Come By Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador

Come By Chance is a town on the isthmus of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.[2] It is in Division 1 on Placentia Bay.

Come By Chance
Town
Come By Chance
Location of Come By Chance in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°51′N 53°59′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Census division1
Area
[1]
 • Land39.7 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total228
 • Density5.74/km2 (14.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 1 (TCH)

Located in this town is Newfoundland's only oil refinery, the Come By Chance Refinery operated by North Atlantic Refining Company, which has a capacity of 130,000 barrels per day (21,000 m3/d). The associated port was Canada's fifth largest port by cargo tonnage loaded and unloaded in 2011. It handled 27.4 million metric tonnes, of which 23.7 million tonnes was crude petroleum.[3]

Name

The town's name is believed to be the result of white explorers coming upon a Beothuk path by chance, and naming the location after the unexpected discovery.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2016 Statistics Canada Census:[1]

  • Population: 228
  • Total Dwellings: 125
  • Area (km2.): 39.7
  • Density (persons per km2.): 5.7

Hospital

Come By Chance was chosen as the location for a Canadian cottage hospital in 1936.[4]

Notable people

In February 2018, a group of oil refinery workers split a Canadian lottery winning of $60,000,000.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Come By Chance, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  2. "Come By Chance". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Shipping in Canada 2011 (Catalogue no. 54-205-X)" (PDF). Shipping in Canada = le Transport Maritime Au Canada. Statistics Canada: 27, 58. November 2012. ISSN 1480-8773.
  4. Jones, Lindsay (2021-03-24). "The Lives of Others". The Atavist Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. "31 Newfoundlanders split $60M lotto jackpot — biggest ever in Atlantic Canada". CBC News. February 28, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2019.


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