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'''Herring Neck''' is a fishing community located at the northeastern extremity of [[New World Island]], [[Notre Dame Bay]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]]. The community encompasses several small contiguous communities such as Merritt's Harbour, Hatchet Harbour, Salt Harbour and Sunnyside. The name has changed many times in its history; at one time the area now called Herring Neck was called Goshen’s Arm and the areas now called Pike’s Arm and Green Cove was called Herring Neck.<ref name=ENL>[[Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador]], Volume two, page 925</ref>
'''Herring Neck''' is a fishing community located at the northeastern extremity of [[New World Island]], [[Notre Dame Bay]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], Canada. The community encompasses several small contiguous communities such as Merritt's Harbour, Hatchet Harbour, Salt Harbour and Sunnyside. The name has changed many times in its history; at one time the area now called Herring Neck was called Goshen’s Arm and the areas now called Pike’s Arm and Green Cove was called Herring Neck.<ref name=ENL>[[Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador]], Volume two, page 925</ref>


The origin of the name comes from the early fishermen's practice of [[portaging]] loads of [[herring]] across the narrow neck of Pike's Arm.<ref name=ENL/> This was necessary to avoid the journey around the [[Arm (geography)|arm]] and the treacherous headwaters.
The origin of the name comes from the early fishermen's practice of [[Portage|portaging]] loads of [[herring]] across the narrow neck of Pike's Arm.<ref name=ENL/> This was necessary to avoid the journey around the [[Arm (geography)|arm]] and the treacherous headwaters.


It is believed the first European settler of the area was Jimmy Chant in the 1760s.<ref name=ENL/> It first appeared in the Census of 1845 with a population of 546, which included the surrounding settlements as noted above. By 1857 the population had reached 610 and peaked out near 1000 in the 1880s. It remained around that figure until the 1930s, from where it has steadily declined to 607 in the 1981 census. The population has continued to decline due to the cod moratorium and the downsizing of the fish processing plant in the community. Many have left the community to seek employment in larger communities.
It is believed the first European settler of the area was Jimmy Chant in the 1760s.<ref name=ENL/> It first appeared in the Census of 1845 with a population of 546, which included the surrounding settlements as noted above. By 1857 the population had reached 610 and peaked out near 1000 in the 1880s. It remained around that figure until the 1930s, from where it has steadily declined to 607 in the 1981 census and to 20 in the [[2016 Canadian Census]].<ref name=2016census>[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=DPL&Code1=100173&Geo2=PR&Code2=10&SearchText=Herring%20Neck&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 Census Profile, 2016 Census Herring Neck, Designated place &#x5b;Designated place&#x5D;, Newfoundland and Labrador and Newfoundland and Labrador &#x5b;Province&#x5D;]</ref> The population has continued to decline due to the cod moratorium and the downsizing of the fish processing plant in the community. Many have left the community to seek employment in larger communities.


In November 1908 at the Orange Hall, [[William Coaker]] gathered together a group of fisherman to form what became later the [[Fisherman's Protective Union]], which became a powerful, though short-lived political entity within the [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|House of Assembly]] of the [[Dominion of Newfoundland]].
In November 1908 at the Orange Hall, [[William Coaker]] gathered together a group of fisherman to form what became later the [[Fishermen's Protective Union]], which became a powerful, though short-lived political entity within the [[Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly|House of Assembly]] of the [[Dominion of Newfoundland]].


Herring Neck held a Come Home Year in the summer of 2014 and continues to hold an annual festival by the name of the "Herring Neck Dory Festival" on the second last weekend of July. The next date set for the Herring Neck Dory Festival is July 19th-22nd, 2018.
Herring Neck held a Come Home Year in the summer of 2014 and continues to hold an annual festival by the name of the "Herring Neck Dory Festival" on the second last weekend of July. The next date set for the Herring Neck Dory Festival is July 19th-22nd, 2018.
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Herring Neck
Town
Herring Neck is located in Newfoundland
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Location of Herring Neck
Herring Neck is located in Canada
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Herring Neck (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°38′03.19″N 54°37′24.28″W / 49.6342194°N 54.6234111°W / 49.6342194; -54.6234111
CountyCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Settled1760s
Area
 (2016)[1]
 • Land0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
20
 • Density131.2/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−02:30 (NDT)
Area code709
Websitehttps://herring-neck.wixsite.com/herring-neck

Herring Neck is a fishing community located at the northeastern extremity of New World Island, Notre Dame Bay of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The community encompasses several small contiguous communities such as Merritt's Harbour, Hatchet Harbour, Salt Harbour and Sunnyside. The name has changed many times in its history; at one time the area now called Herring Neck was called Goshen’s Arm and the areas now called Pike’s Arm and Green Cove was called Herring Neck.[2]

The origin of the name comes from the early fishermen's practice of portaging loads of herring across the narrow neck of Pike's Arm.[2] This was necessary to avoid the journey around the arm and the treacherous headwaters.

It is believed the first European settler of the area was Jimmy Chant in the 1760s.[2] It first appeared in the Census of 1845 with a population of 546, which included the surrounding settlements as noted above. By 1857 the population had reached 610 and peaked out near 1000 in the 1880s. It remained around that figure until the 1930s, from where it has steadily declined to 607 in the 1981 census and to 20 in the 2016 Canadian Census.[1] The population has continued to decline due to the cod moratorium and the downsizing of the fish processing plant in the community. Many have left the community to seek employment in larger communities.

In November 1908 at the Orange Hall, William Coaker gathered together a group of fisherman to form what became later the Fishermen's Protective Union, which became a powerful, though short-lived political entity within the House of Assembly of the Dominion of Newfoundland.

Herring Neck held a Come Home Year in the summer of 2014 and continues to hold an annual festival by the name of the "Herring Neck Dory Festival" on the second last weekend of July. The next date set for the Herring Neck Dory Festival is July 19th-22nd, 2018.

References

  1. ^ a b c Census Profile, 2016 Census Herring Neck, Designated place [Designated place], Newfoundland and Labrador and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]
  2. ^ a b c Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume two, page 925
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