Rock Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
Local service district / designated place in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Rock Harbour is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is east of Marystown on Placentia Bay.
Rock Harbour | |
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  Rock Harbour | |
| Coordinates: 47°11′N 55°03′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Population | |
• Total | 61 |
History
Geography
Rock Harbour is in Newfoundland within Subdivision D of Division No. 2.[3]
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rock Harbour recorded a population of 54 living in 24 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of -18.2% from its 2011 population of 66. The population is around 43 as of 2023. With a land area of 7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.3/km2 (19.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
Economy
A major employer at one point was a nearby fish processing plant operated by FPI then OCI (closed as of 2011)[5] in Marystown and at the Peter Kiewit and Sons Marystown and Cow Head Facilities,[6] but most of the population rely on work elsewhere in the province and country working as skilled tradespersons.