Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick

Blacks Harbour
Village
Blacks Harbour Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	Charlotte
Parish	Pennfield
Incorporated	1972
Area
• Total	8.90 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	982
• Density	110.3/km2 (286/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.2%
• Dwellings	417
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Postal code(s)	E5H
Area code(s)	506
Highways Route 176	Route 778
Website	www.blacksharbour.ca/ home_page.html

Blacks Harbour (2011 population: 982) is a Canadian village in Charlotte County, New Brunswick.

Referred to simply as Blacks by locals, the village is situated on a harbour of the same name opening onto the Bay of Fundy. It is situated 15 kilometres southeast of the town of St. George, 3 kilometres west of the neighbouring community of Beaver Harbour and 56 kilometres east from the town of St. Stephen on Route 176.

Blacks Harbour is the northern terminus for the year-round Blacks Harbour to Grand Manan Island Ferry. This 32 kilometre ferry trip is provided by Coastal Transport Limited and operated to the port of North Head on Grand Manan Island.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Charlotte County, New Brunswick

Fishing has been a vital part of its existence for over two hundred years. Connors Brothers Limited was founded in 1885 at Blacks Harbour, now a major international processor of all types of seafood. The company is also a major New Brunswick employer.

Communities

The following locations reside within the village boundaries:

• Deadmans Harbour () – a community located 3km east of the village
• Tunaville () – a community located on west side of Blacks Harbour on a peninsula to the southwest
• Wallace Cove () – south of the village; location of ferry launch to Grand Manan Island

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,139 —     1996 1,148 +0.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,082 −5.7% 2006 952 −12.0%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 982 +3.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick
Census		Total		English				French				English & French				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		950		850	1.8%	89.47%		65	18.7%	6.84%		5	n/a%	0.53%		30	100.0%	3.16%
2006		930		835	13.5%	89.79%		80	20.0%	8.60%		0	0.0%	0.00%		15	n/a%	1.61%
2001		1,065		965	1.0%	90.61%		100	4.8%	9.39%		0	100.0%	0.00%		0	100.0%	0.00%
1996		1,135		975	n/a	85.90%		105	n/a	9.25%		10	n/a	0.88%		45	n/a	3.96%

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Charlotte County, New Brunswick

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

External links

• Blacks Harbour Web Site
• Blacks Harbour Historical Society
• Charlotte County Guide

References

• Blacks Harbour — Looking Back At Our Beginnings ISBN 0-9692868-0-5 published in 1985.