Aquaforte

Aquaforte is a town on the south shore of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Aquaforte
Town
Aquaforte
Location of Aquaforte in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°00′22″N 52°57′34″W
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated1972
Government
 • MayorCarol Ann Cose
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total80
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 10

The town's economy has always rested primarily on fishing. The harbour has been used as a seasonal fishing station since the 1670s. British and French hostilities played out in harbors all along the Avalon Peninsula in the 18th century, and Aquaforte was no exception. However, the first permanent residents did not settle in Aquaforte until the early 1800s.[2] It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) from Ferryland and 40 miles (64 km) from St. John's by water. It has one of the safest harbors in the island and cod was its main industry. In 1902 a resident from Norway, Anders Ellefsen, constructed a factory to process whales in the community. The plant operated for a few years but had to shut down around 1908 because of a decline in the whale population.[2] It was incorporated as a community in 1972.[3]

The Aquaforte post office's postal code, A0A 1A0, is the lowest (alphabetically and numerically first) of any central office in Canada.

Historical population
Census Population
1836 125[2]
1869 213[2]
1891 172[2]
1921 233[4]
1996 172[5]
2001 133[5]
2006 103[6]
2011 83[7]
2016 80[1]
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See also
  • List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

References
  1. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Aquaforte, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. Smallwood, Joseph R. (1981). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador (1. ed., 3. print. ed.). St. John's: Newfoundland Book Publishers. pp. 56–57. ISBN 0-920508-14-6.
  3. "Irish Loop Community Profile" (PDF). Municipalities NL. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. "Newfoundland 1921 Census - Aquaforte". Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. "2001 Community Profile - Aquaforte". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles - Aquaforte". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  7. "Census Profile - Aquaforte". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
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