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Garnish, Newfoundland and Labrador

Garnish
Town
Garnish is located in Newfoundland
Garnish
Garnish
Location of Garnish in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°14′N 55°22′W / 47.233°N 55.367°W / 47.233; -55.367
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
542[1]
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 210
Route 213
Websitewww.townofgarnish.com
Garnish Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1885 (first)
Constructionaluminium skeletal tower
Height3 m (9.8 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare prism skeletal tower with light
Markingsthree side daymark painted red the upper part, white the lower part
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorGarnish Heritage Society[2][3]
First lit1991 (current)
Deactivated1991 (first)
Focal height8 m (26 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicQ R Edit this on Wikidata

Garnish, a town located on the west coast of the Burin Peninsula, was well known for its lumbering and now for its lobstering operations. Located on Route 213, it is 25 km along route 220 north west of Grand Bank and 18 km along Route 220 east of Marystown. The Way Office was established in 1852 and the first Waymaster was Henry Campe. In 2021, the town had a population of 542.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Garnish had a population of 542 living in 243 of its 306 total private dwellings, a change of -4.6% from its 2016 population of 568. With a land area of 39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.9/km2 (35.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southeastern Newfoundland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  3. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.

47°14′N 55°22′W / 47.233°N 55.367°W / 47.233; -55.367 (Garnish)


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