North Harbour, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland (not to be confused with North Harbour, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland) is a fishing community located on both sides of a long, narrow inlet of the same name. While the harbour is open to southwest winds, it is clear of dangers beyond its shores, and is sheltered enough to have been a refuge for many vessels in the past. It was probably settled in the late 18th or early 19th century by a family named the Powers. North Harbour was adjacent to excellent cod

Cod

Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...

 fishing grounds. This community is also near good hunting grounds and several salmon rivers.

However, the fertile soil was the main reason for its settlement. In the 19th century, North Harbour had more farmers than fishermen. In the 20th Century, however, fishermen came to dominate the workforce. By 1992, most people went to work in other places. People worked in St. Joseph's

St. Joseph's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. Joseph's is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the Avalon Peninsula, approximately 70 kilometres southwest of St. John's, and near St. Mary's Bay.The town had a population of 144 in the Canada 2006 Census....

 and Admiral's Beach fish plants or commuted to St. John's

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

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North Harbour's own school closed around 1970; after this, the community's children went on a bus to school in Mount Carmel, Newfoundland. The community is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, and has its own church, Sacred Heart, but after the 1980s it was forced to share a priest with the parish of St. Joseph's.

North Harbour is a scenic place to visit. A beautiful view of the harbour is available from any point in the community.

North Harbour is located in St. Mary's Bay

St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

- St. Mary's Bay :St. Mary's Bay is one of many bays in Newfoundland, where bay is taken as a regional subdivision, somewhat along the lines of county divisions...

, approximately 176 km from St. John’s. According to the 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

, the population then was 290 people.

See also

• St. Mary's Bay
  St. Mary's Bay
  St. Marys Bay is a bay located in western Nova Scotia, Canada, in Digby County.A sub-basin of the Gulf of Maine, the bay's southeastern shore is formed by mainland Nova Scotia, while its northwestern shore is formed by the Digby Neck, Long Island and Brier Island.The bay bifurcates the two...
  
  
• Outport
  Outport
  Outport is the name given in the United Kingdom for a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port. The Port of Tilbury from the Port of London is a good example. Avonmouth and Bristol and, on a smaller and now historical scale, Fordwich and Canterbury are others....
  
  
• Newfoundland Irish
  Newfoundland Irish
  Newfoundland Irish is an extinct dialect of the Irish language specific to the island of Newfoundland, Canada. It was very similar to Munster Irish, as spoken in the southeast of Ireland, due to mass immigration from the counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary, and Cork.-Irish settlement...