Admirals Beach
Town
Admirals Beach Location of Admirals Beach in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°00′17″N 53°38′32″W / 47.00472°N 53.64222°W / 47.00472; -53.64222
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division	1
Settled	c. 1805
Incorporated (town)	January 16, 1968
Government
• Mayor	Keith Guitar
• MLA	Sherry Gambin-Walsh (Placentia-St. Mary's)
• MP	Ken McDonald (Avalon)
Area
• Land	24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	97
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal Code	A0B 3A0
Area code	709
Highways	Route 94

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 Peninsula near Great Colinet Island fronting St. Mary's Bay.

The community was incorporated in January 1968.

Geography

Good fishing grounds and a sheltered cove attracted the first settlers to the area. The town is part of Division 1 and is bounded by St. Mary's Bay and the unorganized area Subdivision W. Nearby communities include St. Joseph's, Riverhead and St. Mary's.

History

Admirals Beach was first settled in the early nineteenth century by a French admiral. In 1864 there were three families living there. By 1911 it had a Post Office and a population of 39. The community grew over the years until a large population came from Great Colinet Island during the resettlement programme of 1956. Its population in the 2016 Census was 135.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Admirals Beach had a population of 97 living in 48 of its 76 total private dwellings, a change of -28.1% from its 2016 population of 135. With a land area of 24.2 km² (9.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.0/km² (10.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[1][2]

Economy

Although the majority of its residents were fishermen, Admirals Beach also had two ship building yards where fishing boats and longliners were built with supplies from local sawmills.