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Purcell's Harbour is a
local service district Local service district may refer to these administrative units in Canada: * Local service district (New Brunswick) A local service district (LSD) was a provincial administrative unit for the provision of local services in the Canadian province o ...
and
designated place A designated place (DPL) is a type of community or settlement identified by Statistics Canada that does not meet the criteria used to define municipalities or population centres. DPLs are delineated every 5 years for the Canadian census as the s ...
in the
Canadian province Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North Amer ...
of
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
. It is on the southern Twillingate island, about outside the town of
Twillingate Twillingate is a town of 2,121 people located on the Twillingate Islands ("Toulinquet") in Notre Dame Bay, off the north eastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is about north ...
, near the community of Little Harbour.


History

Purcell's Harbour was considered to be settled in the late 18th century, but no separate census was kept for individual communities within the area of Twillingate. The first time it was recorded separately was in 1911 when it had a population of 77.
Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador ''Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador'' is an encyclopedia commissioned by Joey Smallwood to capture the people, places, events and history of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Smallwood's view on the purpose of the encyclopedia was ...
, Volume four, page 480


Geography

Purcell's Harbour is in
Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...
within Subdivision I of Division No. 8. The community has a small natural harbour which opens up into Main Tickle, which separates Twillingate Island from
New World Island New World Island is an island in Notre Dame Bay, just off the coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The island is connected to Newfoundland by a causeway. The prominent communities on the island are Summer ...
.


Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ...
, Purcell's Harbour recorded a population of 59 living in 28 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 49. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.


Government

Purcell's Harbour is a local service district (LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is Leo Anstey.


See also

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Back Harbour Back Harbour is a Canadian community located on the northern island of Twillingate in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the Town of Twillingate. It was a farming and fishing village that had two stores and two schoolhouses ...
*
Bayview, Newfoundland and Labrador Bayview is an area in the town of Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continen ...
*
Crow Head Crow Head is a small town located on the north island of Twillingate in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is home to the Long Point Lighthouse. Its only land border is with the Town of Twillingate, to the southeast. As of 2021, there were ...
*
Durrell, Newfoundland and Labrador Durrell is a community on the southern Twillingate Islands, island of Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The village is located off Newfoundland and Labrador Route 340, Route 340, named Durrell Street. It is a part of the Town of Twi ...
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List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundl ...
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List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada Population cen ...
*
List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador The Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has 175 unincorporated communities that are designated as Local service district (Newfoundland and Labrador), local service districts (LSDs) for the purpose o ...


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