There is a health centre, a post office and a variety of shops. Internet access is available but some areas do not have consistent cell phone service.[1]
History
The end of war with France and America saw the growth of trade between Jersey and the New World, especially Canada. By 1763, around a third of the fish being exported from Conception Bay was carried by Jersey vessels. In the 1780s, a number of Jersey families settled permanently, such as the de Quettevilles in Forteau.[2]: 215–6
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Forteau had a population of 377 residing in 161 of its 181 total private dwellings, a change of -7.8% from its 2016 population of 409. With a land area of 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi), it had a population density of 50.3/km2 (130.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
References
^"Forteau". Southern Labrador: Our Communities. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^Syvret, Marguerite (2011). Balleine's History of Jersey. The History Press. ISBN978-1860776502.
