The community of Virgin Arm is located at the head of Friday's Bay, on New World Island. Its name probably originated in the fact that the narrow arm was not settled until the 1870s, although it was used for winter woods work and schooner-building by fishermen from Tizzard's Harbour and Twillingate from the early 19th century.
The first record of settlement at Virgin Arm is from Lovell's Newfoundland Directory (1871), which identifies fisherman John Smith as a resident and notes a population of 10 people. However, Smith appeared in the subsequent records, while Virgin Arm was not enumerated separately in the Census until 1901 (pop. 70). Locally, the first settler is said to have been a Curtis, of Snellings Cove, Twillingate. William Curtis was resident by 1876, and by 1882 had been joined by John Hicks and a family named Nicholas, also of Twillingate. At about the turn of the 20th century several other families settled: Burt's (from Tizzard's Harbour),Gleason's, Hann's, Ings' and Price's.
As Virgin Arm was quite distant from the best headland fishing grounds, most fishermen were involved in the fisheries on the Labrador and French Shore. The most lucrative small-boat fisheries in the area were for bait fishes and lobster, in both Friday's Bay and Dildo Run. New World Island is only one kilometre wide at the bottom of Virgin Arm and early in the 20th century there was a tramway built between the two bodies of water for the transportation of fishing boats and lumber.
Virgin Arm had a strong tradition of woods work and, after the decline of the schooner fisheries in the 1920s and 1930s, many people found employment in pulpwood cutting or in supplying local sawmills. The population had grown to 225 by 1945.
Recent Historyedit
In the mid-1960s the completion of a network of roads and causeways connecting the various communities of New World Island with each other and with the mainland saw Virgin Arm South emerging as a service center of the area with such facilities as the New World Island Medical Clinic and a regional high school, Coaker Academy. In addition, several businesses serving New World Island have been located along the Road to the Isles leading towards Summerford.[2]
Demographicsedit
As a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Virgin Arm-Carter's Cove recorded a population of 442 living in 189 of its 224 total private dwellings, a change of -27.8% from its 2016 population of 615. With a land area of 15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.4/km2 (104.5/sq mi) in 2016.[3][4]
Governmentedit
Virgin Arm-Carter's Cove is a local service district (LSD)[5] that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community.[6] The chair of the LSD committee is Trena Burge.[5]
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^"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Newfoundland and Labrador)". Statistics Canada. February 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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^ ab"Directory of Local Service Districts" (PDF). Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. October 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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virgin, carter, cove, virgin, carter, cove, local, service, district, designated, place, world, island, canadian, province, newfoundland, labrador, located, approximately, northwest, gander, subdivision, division, class, notpageimage, location, newfoundland, c. Virgin Arm Carter s Cove is a local service district and designated place on New World Island in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador Virgin Arm Carter s Cove is located approximately 90 km Northwest of Gander in Subdivision H of Division No 8 1 class notpageimage Location of Virgin Arm Carter s Cove in Newfoundland Contents 1 History 2 Recent History 3 Demographics 4 Government 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editThe community of Virgin Arm is located at the head of Friday s Bay on New World Island Its name probably originated in the fact that the narrow arm was not settled until the 1870s although it was used for winter woods work and schooner building by fishermen from Tizzard s Harbour and Twillingate from the early 19th century The first record of settlement at Virgin Arm is from Lovell s Newfoundland Directory 1871 which identifies fisherman John Smith as a resident and notes a population of 10 people However Smith appeared in the subsequent records while Virgin Arm was not enumerated separately in the Census until 1901 pop 70 Locally the first settler is said to have been a Curtis of Snellings Cove Twillingate William Curtis was resident by 1876 and by 1882 had been joined by John Hicks and a family named Nicholas also of Twillingate At about the turn of the 20th century several other families settled Burt s from Tizzard s Harbour Gleason s Hann s Ings and Price s As Virgin Arm was quite distant from the best headland fishing grounds most fishermen were involved in the fisheries on the Labrador and French Shore The most lucrative small boat fisheries in the area were for bait fishes and lobster in both Friday s Bay and Dildo Run New World Island is only one kilometre wide at the bottom of Virgin Arm and early in the 20th century there was a tramway built between the two bodies of water for the transportation of fishing boats and lumber Virgin Arm had a strong tradition of woods work and after the decline of the schooner fisheries in the 1920s and 1930s many people found employment in pulpwood cutting or in supplying local sawmills The population had grown to 225 by 1945 Recent History editIn the mid 1960s the completion of a network of roads and causeways connecting the various communities of New World Island with each other and with the mainland saw Virgin Arm South emerging as a service center of the area with such facilities as the New World Island Medical Clinic and a regional high school Coaker Academy In addition several businesses serving New World Island have been located along the Road to the Isles leading towards Summerford 2 Demographics editAs a designated place in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Virgin Arm Carter s Cove recorded a population of 442 living in 189 of its 224 total private dwellings a change of 27 8 from its 2016 population of 615 With a land area of 15 24 km2 5 88 sq mi it had a population density of 40 4 km2 104 5 sq mi in 2016 3 4 Government editVirgin Arm Carter s Cove is a local service district LSD 5 that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community 6 The chair of the LSD committee is Trena Burge 5 See also editList of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador New World IslandReferences edit Population and dwelling counts for Canada provinces and territories census divisions census subdivisions municipalities and designated places 2016 and 2011 censuses 100 data Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Canada February 7 2018 Retrieved December 23 2021 Virgin Arm Archived from the original on 2005 11 11 Population and dwelling counts for Canada provinces and territories and designated places 2016 and 2011 censuses 100 data Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Canada February 7 2018 Retrieved December 22 2021 Census Profile 2021 Census of Population Statistics Canada Retrieved 2023 12 23 a b Directory of Local Service Districts PDF Government of Newfoundland and Labrador October 2021 Retrieved January 1 2022 Local Service Districts Frequently Asked Questions Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Retrieved January 1 2022 49 32 00 N 54 47 00 W 49 53332 N 54 78333 W 49 53332 54 78333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virgin Arm Carter 27s Cove amp oldid 1191422750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
