Fogo Island is a town located on Fogo Island, the largest of the offshore islands in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Fogo Island | |
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Town | |
| Town of Fogo Island | |
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  Fogo Island Location of Fogo Island in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′30″N 54°10′57″W / 49.65833°N 54.18250°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Incorporated[2] | March 1, 2011 |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 2,117 |
| Time zone | UTC-03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:30 (NDT) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  MV Veteran Route 333 Route 334 |
| Website | Town of Fogo Island |
History
editThe Town of Fogo Island was incorporated on March 1, 2011 following the amalgamation of four towns – Fogo, Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay, Seldom-Little Seldom and Tilting – with the unincorporated balance of the Fogo Island.[2]
Geography
editClimate
editFogo Island has a marine-based subarctic climate (Dfc) bordering on a cold humid continental climate (Dfb) with cooler summers than inland areas of Newfoundland as well as milder winters than areas on the same parallels in interior Canada. However, due to the very cool characteristics of summer months, Fogo Island in many ways resembles the subarctic range. The fourth warmest month of June just straddles 10 °C (50 °F) in mean temperature. As typical of Newfoundland and its surroundings precipitation is high and consistent year-round, which results in more than 3.5 m (11 ft) of snowfall on average in winter.[4] Due to the extreme seasonal lag autumn is much warmer than spring, and as such the coldest and warmest months are February and August, respectively.[4]
| Climate data for Fogo Island (1981–2010, extremes 1873–2004) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−30.6 (−23.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104.5 (4.11) |
104.2 (4.10) |
99.9 (3.93) |
86.4 (3.40) |
78.7 (3.10) |
82.3 (3.24) |
91.0 (3.58) |
102.4 (4.03) |
111.8 (4.40) |
116.9 (4.60) |
101.5 (4.00) |
107.3 (4.22) |
1,187 (46.73) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 17.4 (0.69) |
21.9 (0.86) |
33.4 (1.31) |
55.0 (2.17) |
74.9 (2.95) |
80.6 (3.17) |
91.0 (3.58) |
102.4 (4.03) |
111.8 (4.40) |
114.2 (4.50) |
85.5 (3.37) |
48.9 (1.93) |
837.1 (32.96) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 87.1 (34.3) |
82.4 (32.4) |
66.5 (26.2) |
31.4 (12.4) |
3.7 (1.5) |
1.7 (0.7) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.7 (1.1) |
16.0 (6.3) |
58.4 (23.0) |
349.9 (137.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 17.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 18.6 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 191.3 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 13.9 | 9.2 | 141.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 15.3 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 0.93 | 0.15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 3.3 | 9.9 | 61.1 |
| Source: Environment Canada[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fogo Island had a population of 2,117 living in 964 of its 1,450 total private dwellings, a change of -5.7% from its 2016 population of 2,244. With a land area of 238.25 km2 (91.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.9/km2 (23.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
| Name | Former status |
Population (2016) |
Population (2011) |
Per cent change (%) |
Occupied dwellings |
Private dwellings |
Land area (km²) |
Population density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fogo[24] | Town | 658 | 658 | 0.0 | 289 | 349 | 5.92 | 111.2 |
| Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay[24] | Town | 630 | 685 | -8.0 | 282 | 399 | 26.02 | 24.2 |
| Seldom-Little Seldom[25] | Town | 386 | 427 | -9.6 | 151 | 180 | 14.60 | 26.4 |
| Tilting[25] | Town | 173 | 204 | -15.2 | 84 | 152 | 17.63 | 9.8 |
| Balance of Fogo Island[26] | Unincorporated | 397 | 421 | -5.7 | 979 | 1,460 | 173.48 | 2.3 |
| Fogo Island[26] | 2,244 | 2,395 | -6.3 | 979 | 1,460 | 237.65 | 9.4 | |
Fogo Island had a population of 2,706 people in the 2006 census, 2,395 in the 2011 census, and 2,244 in the 2016 census.[27]
Arts and culture
editBrimstone Head Folk Festival
editThe community of Fogo in Fogo Island is home to the Brimstone Head Folk Festival, hosted by the Fogo Island Folk Alliance. This event attracts people from all over every year in early August. Performers consist of many bands which have included The Masterless Men, The Irish Descendants, Middle Tickle, The Fogo Island Accordion Group, Shores of Newfoundland, The Affections and many other local performers such as Aaron Brown, Sally Payne and Jason Hoven.
Brimstone Head was touted as one of the four corners of the world by the tongue-in-cheek Flat Earth Society of Canada[28] (not related to the Flat Earth Society).
Along with the Brimstone Head Folk Festival, other communities have festivals as well. Joe Batt's Arm hosts the Ethridge's Point Seaside Fest, which usually takes place during the first weekend in August, the weekend before the Brimstone Head festival.
Transportation
editFogo Island is accessible by ferry or air.[29][30] The local airstrip is the Fogo Aerodrome.[29]
Notable people
edit- Zita Cobb – founder of Shorefast
- Rob Furlong - world record holder for longest recorded sniper kill March 2002 - November 2009
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fogo Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2011 to January 1, 2012 (Table 1 - Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. November 14, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Fogo, Newfoundland Temperature Averages". Weatherbase. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Fogo, Newfoundland and Labrador". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved March 9, 2015. [dead link]
- ^ "Daily Data Report for April 1986". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for January 1986". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for February 1981". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for March 1979". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for July 1983". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for November 1976". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for December 1972". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for March 1986". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for July 1974". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for August 1876". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for October 1874". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for December 1921". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for February 1880". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for May 1918". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for June 1918". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for August 1929". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for September 1921". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Daily Data Report for November 1921". Canadian Climate Data. Environment Canada. 17 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fogo, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Seldom-Little Seldom, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Tilting, Town [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fogo Island Region (Part), Region [Dissolved census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Fogo Island, Town [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Fogo Island, T [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Colombo, John R (1984). Canadian Literary Landmarks. Dundurn. p. 19. ISBN 978-0888820730.
- ^ a b "Travel to Fogo Island". Town of Fogo Island. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "N.L. ferries made 4,100 trips with no passengers last year". CBC. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.