Arrowheads show that Mi'kmaw once inhabited the area.[4] During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the harbour was frequented by the early French fisherman when it came under the French Shore fishery. The first year Rocky Harbour appeared in the census figures was in 1874, when it had a population of 35.[3]
A post office was established there in 1900.[4] It became a Local Government Community in April [[1966]]. Following the opening of Gros Morne National Park in 1973, the population further increased and services such as an RCMP detachment were added.[3] area. It had a population of 357 in 1921.[3] In 2011, the population was 979.[2]
Rocky Harbour is a key tourist town in central Gros Morne National Park, offering nature and scenery viewing, and access to hiking trails. The town's only school, Gros Morne Academy, is also home to the Rocky Harbour Public Library. Neighbouring communities include Norris Point and Neddie's Harbour. Rocky Harbour has two exits from Newfoundland and Labrador Route 431.
Rocky Harbour at sunset
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rocky Harbour had a population of 937 living in 436 of its 556 total private dwellings, a change of -1.1% from its 2016 population of 947. With a land area of 12.08 km2 (4.66 sq mi), it had a population density of 77.6/km2 (200.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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