Humber Arm South, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Humber Arm South is a town
Town
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 in the Canadian
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 province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
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. The town had a population of 1,854 in the Canada 2006 Census
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. The Town's Post Office is located in Benoit's Cove. Humber Arm South is located in the Bay of Islands
Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Bay of Islands is an extensive inlet located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, in Canada. The Way Office was established on July 1, 1883. The first Waymaster was Thomas Carter.It is also a sub-basin of the Gulf of St...

, and is in the Bay of Islands electoral district
Bay of Islands (electoral district)
Bay of Islands is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011 the district has 7,688 eligible voters....

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History

The Town of Humber Arm South consists of several former communities and includes large portion of those who resettled from Wood's Island, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Frenchman's Cove

Frenchman's Cove was an area on the South Shore of Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Bay of Islands is an extensive inlet located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, in Canada. The Way Office was established on July 1, 1883. The first Waymaster was Thomas Carter.It is also a sub-basin of the Gulf of St...

. This part of the overall town had a population of 166 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...

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Benoit's Cove

Benoit's Cove was a postal and fishing outlet on the South Shore of Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador
Bay of Islands, Newfoundland and Labrador
The Bay of Islands is an extensive inlet located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, in Canada. The Way Office was established on July 1, 1883. The first Waymaster was Thomas Carter.It is also a sub-basin of the Gulf of St...

 as of 1911. The Way Office was established in 1887. The first waymaster was James Evitt. It had a population of 76 in 1911 and 295 in 1956.

Halfway Point

Halfway Point was a small place with only one family as early as 1864. Mail service closed in 1966 and it had a population of 146 in 1956.

See also

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