Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador

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

For other uses, see Fogo Island (disambiguation).
Fogo Island
Town
Town of Fogo Island
Fogo Island Inn
Fogo Island
Location of Fogo Island in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 49°40′N 54°11′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated[1]March 1, 2011
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,244
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways MV Veteran
Route 333
Route 334
WebsiteTown of Fogo Island

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.[1]

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Fogo Island recorded a population of 2,244 living in 979 of its 1,460 total private dwellings, a -6.3% change from its 2011 population of 2,395. With a land area of 237.65 km2 (91.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.4/km2 (24.5/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

Name Former
status		 Population
(2016)		 Population
(2011)		 Per cent
change
(%)		 Occupied
dwellings		 Private
dwellings		 Land
area
(km²)		 Population
density
Fogo[3]Town6586580.02893495.92111.2
Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay[3]Town630685-8.028239926.0224.2
Seldom-Little Seldom[4]Town386427-9.615118014.6026.4
Tilting[4]Town173204-15.28415217.639.8
Balance of Fogo Island[5]Unincorporated397421-5.79791,460173.482.3
Fogo Island[5]2,2442,395-6.39791,460237.659.4

Transportation

Fogo Island is accessible by ferry or air.[6] The local airstrip is the Fogo Aerodrome.[6]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2011 to January 1, 2012 (Table 1 - Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. November 14, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fogo, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Seldom-Little Seldom, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Tilting, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  5. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fogo Island Region (Part), Region [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Fogo Island, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  6. "Travel to Fogo Island". Town of Fogo Island. Retrieved September 25, 2021.

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