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St. Mary's Bay is one of many bays in
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, Canada, where
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is taken as a regional subdivision, somewhat along the lines of
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divisions (Newfoundland, a largely maritime society, lacks counties). It is the most southern and eastern of Newfoundland's major bays. It is located on the southern shore of the
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and is the heartland of the Irish Newfoundlanders, who live all along its shores, stretching west to the
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and Placentia and northeast to the
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and St. John's. Like most Irish Newfoundlanders, area residents trace their ancestry to
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, south
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and east
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. In addition to being Irish, the region is also overwhelmingly
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. St. Mary's Bay is an exceedingly
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area. None of the communities in the bay have a population in excess of 1000, and the bay as a whole is home to fewer than 5,000 people along (very roughly) the 150 km that make up 3 sides of its circumference, the 4th being uninhabitable ocean (note: because of bays, headlands, etc., the actual kilometres of shoreline are much more than 150). St. Mary's Bay stretches approximately wide at its mouth, from
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in the west to
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in the east, and it extends almost to the NNE to its farthest point inland at Colinet. The next bay to the west is Newfoundland's largest bay,
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. To the east of St. Mary's Bay is the much smaller
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.


St. Mary's Bay and Resettlement

St. Mary's Bay, while not hit as hard as neighbouring
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, was subject to the Resettlement Program spearheaded by
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,
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's first premier (1949-1972). People in rural communities deemed no longer viable (whether by reason of population, economics, or remote location) were pressured by the government to relocate to 'growth centres.' Thus, there are several ghost towns around St. Mary's Bay, abandoned a generation ago.


Communities within St. Mary's Bay

Starting at the southwest extremity and moving around the bay in a
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fashion (population data from 2006 census2006_Communities_CCS.pdf
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(2006 population: 119) *
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(2006 population: 309) * North Harbour (2006 population for
Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire Avalon Peninsula including the Isthmus of Avalon of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unli ...
Subdv X: 510) * Colinet (2006 population: 165) * Harricot (2006 population: see North Harbour, above) *
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* Mitchells Brook * St. Catherine's (2006 population for Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherine's: 438) * Salmonier ( Salmonier Line 2006 population: 212) *
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(2006 population for
Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire Avalon Peninsula including the Isthmus of Avalon of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unli ...
Subdv W: 561) * St. Joseph's (2006 population: 144) * O'Donnells (2006 population: see New Bridge, above) *
Admirals Beach Admirals Beach is a rural community located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Previously spelled Admiral's Beach, it is a fishing port located on the island of Newfoundland; specifically it is along a point of land in the southern Avalon Pe ...
(2006 population: 185) * Mall Bay (2006 population: see New Bridge, above) * Riverhead (2006 population: 220) * St. Mary's (2006 population: 482) * Point La Haye * Gaskiers (2006 population for Point La Haye-Gaskiers: 302) * St. Vincent's * St. Stephen's * Peter's River (2006 population for St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River: 363) * St. Shott's (2005 population: 109)


See also

*
Avalon Peninsula The Avalon Peninsula (french: Péninsule d'Avalon) is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. It is in size. The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of Newfoundland's population, according ...
* Irish Newfoundlanders *
Newfoundland Irish The Irish language was once widely spoken on the island of Newfoundland before largely disappearing there by the early 20th century.Newfoundland outport An outport is the term given for a small coastal community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador other than the chief port of St. John's. Originally, the term was used for coastal communities on the island of Newfoundland, ...


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Avalon South Region - St. Mary's Bay District
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