Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Fortune
Town

Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Progressa Fortuna
Fortune Location of Fortune in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°04′24″N 55°49′18″W / 47.07333°N 55.82167°W / 47.07333; -55.82167
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated	1945
Government
• Mayor	Deanne Hickman
Area
• Total	54.85 km² (21.18 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,285^[1]
• Density	25.5/km² (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code	709
Highways	Route 220
Website	[1]

Fortune (2021 population: 1,285)^[1] is a Canadian town located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Fortune is situated on the western side of the Burin Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland and was incorporated as a town in 1945. The town is located near the southeastern boundary of Fortune Bay. The name of the town is believed to have originated from the Portuguese word "fortuna" meaning "harbour of good fortune."

The main industry in Fortune is the ocean fishery which employs 400 residents. The majority of species landed include cod, flounder, and haddock.

Fortune is also the nearest Canadian port for travelling to the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. During the spring and summer months, a ferry connects the two islands with Fortune.

The Geological stage Fortunian - the first age of the Cambrian Period - is named after Fortune and Fortune Bay. The GSSP is nearby.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fortune had a population of 1,285 living in 617 of its 767 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2016 population of 1,401. With a land area of 54.77 km² (21.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 23.5/km² (60.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

Notable people

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H. B. Mayo, political scientist
Ambrose Price, interior designer and television personality

References

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^ ^a ^b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
^ "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.

External links

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Media related to Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador at Wikimedia Commons
Town of Fortune
Fortune - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 2, p. 337-340.

47°04′24″N 55°49′18″W / 47.07333°N 55.82167°W / 47.07333; -55.82167 (Fortune)

v t e Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador (Burin Peninsula)
Towns	Baine Harbour Bay L'Argent Burin Cape Roger Harbour English Harbour East Femme Fortune Fox Cove–Mortier Frenchman's Cove Garnish Grand Bank Grand le Pierre Jemmy's Cove Lamaline Lawn Lewin's Cove Little Bay East Lord's Cove Marystown New Harbour Parker's Cove Pays Cove Point au Gaul Point May Prowseton Red Harbour Rushoon Ryle's Barrisway St. Bernard's–Jacques Fontaine St. Lawrence Terrenceville Trammer Winterland
Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision C Subdivision D Subdivision E Subdivision F Subdivision G Subdivision H Subdivision I Subdivision J Subdivision K Subdivision L
Designated places	Beau Bois Epworth-Great Salmonier Garden Cove Grand Beach Harbour Mille-Little Harbour East Jean de Baie Little St. Lawrence Petit Forte Rock Harbour Southeast Bight Spanish Room Swift Current
See also: Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

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