Happy Adventure is an outport village on the Eastport Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2021[update], the population was 118.[1]
Happy Adventure | |
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Village | |
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  Happy Adventure Location of Happy Adventure in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′10″N 53°45′35″W / 48.63611°N 53.75972°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Census division | No. 7 |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 118 |
| Time zone | UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 310 |
Geography edit
Happy Adventure consists of three well-defined inlets known locally as of Upper Cove, Little Sandy Cove, and Lower Cove (which also contains a smaller attached cove known as Powell's Cove).
Etymology edit
The origin of the village name is a matter of some controversy. According to local lore, the name, which was first referenced in 1817, could have had any one of three origins. Some speculate it is a reflection of the joyful experience of the first settlers in finding such a welcoming environs. Alternatively, it has been postulated that the community was named to commemorate a ship belonging to 17th-century pirate Peter Easton. Still others suggest the community was named by George Holbrook, a British Admiralty hydrographer. Holbrook surveyed Newman Sound in 1817 and sheltered in one of Happy Adventure's coves during a storm.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Happy Adventure had a population of 118 living in 59 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of -41% from its 2016 population of 200. With a land area of 9.62 km2 (3.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.3/km2 (31.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
See also edit
- List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Farley Mowat, Author of "The Boat Who Wouldn't Float". The boat's name is "Happy Adventure", also named in reference to the pirate ship mentioned above.
References edit
- ^ a b c "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.