English Harbour East, Newfoundland and Labrador
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English Harbour East is a town
in the Canadian
province of Newfoundland and Labrador
. It is a village located northeast of Belleoram
. The Way Office was established in 1883 on July 1. The first Postmistress was Annis Hackett in 1891. The town had a population of 169 in the Canada 2006 Census
. Many people moved to the area from such remote communities as Conne
in the the early to mid 20th Century. Its boundaries are established by the Town of English Harbour East Order under the Municipalities Act (Newfoundland and Labrador.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. It is a village located northeast of Belleoram
Belleoram, Newfoundland and Labrador
Belleoram is a village on the shores of Fortune Bay in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.The community sits on a narrow strip of land between the bay and steep hills....
. The Way Office was established in 1883 on July 1. The first Postmistress was Annis Hackett in 1891. The town had a population of 169 in the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
. Many people moved to the area from such remote communities as Conne
Conne, Fortune Bay
Conne was a community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada located on the Northern shore of Fortune Bay. It was first reported to be settled in 1836, in the first Census of Newfoundland with sixteen inhabitants...
in the the early to mid 20th Century. Its boundaries are established by the Town of English Harbour East Order under the Municipalities Act (Newfoundland and Labrador.