Burgeo

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title: "Burgeo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-coastal-places-in-canada", "towns-in-newfoundland-and-labrador", "fishing-communities-in-canada"] topic_path: "geography/canada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgeo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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official_nameBurgeo
native_name
settlement_typeTown
image_flagFlag of Burgeo.svg
pushpin_mapNewfoundland
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Burgeo in Newfoundland
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Newfoundland and Labrador
subdivision_type3
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameSue Ann Peckford-Spencer
leader_title2MHA
leader_name2Michael King (Burgeo-LaPoile)
leader_title3MP
leader_name3Carol Anstey (Long Range Mountains)
unit_pref
population_as_of2021
population_total1,176
timezoneNST
utc_offset-03:30
timezone_DSTNDT
utc_offset_DST-02:30
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type
postal_code
area_code709
blank_nameHighways
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The town is approximately 75 mi east of Channel-Port aux Basques. Burgeo is home to Sandbanks Provincial Park, named for its sand dunes and long expanses of flat, sandy beaches.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Burgeo had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 29.51 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

The population was 900 in 1911, 2,474 in 1976, 1,607 in 2006, 1,464 in 2011, and 1,307 in 2016. The median age in the town was 60 in 2021.

Economy

The principal industry was fishing and fish processing until the town was one of many affected by the 1992 cod moratorium. As such, the moratorium caused excessive outmigration.

Transport links

Burgeo has a ferry dock with connections to Ramea, Grey River and Francois. The town is also the southern terminus for Route 480 (Burgeo Highway), connecting Burgeo with the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 1) and the rest of mainland Newfoundland.

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Climate

Burgeo has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with long, cold winters and short, cool summers. Precipitation is heavy year round.

|location = Burgeo Coordinates ; elevation: 12 m; 1961–1990, extremes 1966–present) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 8.7 |Feb record high C = 8.9 |Mar record high C = 9.2 |Apr record high C = 14.8 |May record high C = 21.7 |Jun record high C = 24.4 |Jul record high C = 25.9 |Aug record high C = 26.7 |Sep record high C = 23.1 |Oct record high C = 18.6 |Nov record high C = 14.4 |Dec record high C = 11.5 |year record high C = 26.7 |Jan high C = -1.4 |Feb high C = -2 |Mar high C = 0.5 |Apr high C = 4.5 |May high C = 8.8 |Jun high C = 12.6 |Jul high C = 16.5 |Aug high C = 18.1 |Sep high C = 15.2 |Oct high C = 10.3 |Nov high C = 5.8 |Dec high C = 1.3 |year high C = 7.5 |Jan mean C = -4.9 |Feb mean C = -5.6 |Mar mean C = -2.9 |Apr mean C = 1.5 |May mean C = 5.6 |Jun mean C = 9.5 |Jul mean C = 13.6 |Aug mean C = 14.8 |Sep mean C = 11.6 |Oct mean C = 6.9 |Nov mean C = 2.8 |Dec mean C = -2.0 |Jan low C = -8.4 |Feb low C = -9.4 |Mar low C = -6.4 |Apr low C = -1.5 |May low C = 2.4 |Jun low C = 6.4 |Jul low C = 10.5 |Aug low C = 11.4 |Sep low C = 7.8 |Oct low C = 3.4 |Nov low C = -0.3 |Dec low C = -5.4 |year low C = 0.9 |Jan record low C = -19.4 |Feb record low C = -25.6 |Mar record low C = -25.2 |Apr record low C = -12.2 |May record low C = -7.2 |Jun record low C = 1.1 |Jul record low C = 4.4 |Aug record low C = 3.9 |Sep record low C = -0.6 |Oct record low C = -4.7 |Nov record low C = -12.9 |Dec record low C = -18.3 |year record low C = -25.6 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 156.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 130.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 128.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 131.6 |May precipitation mm = 125.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 149.3 |Jul precipitation mm = 139.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 138.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 133.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 156.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 175.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 173.8 |year precipitation mm = 1739.2 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 84.1 |Feb rain mm = 71.7 |Mar rain mm = 75.5 |Apr rain mm = 110.5 |May rain mm = 121.0 |Jun rain mm = 149.3 |Jul rain mm = 140.0 |Aug rain mm = 138.5 |Sep rain mm = 133.2 |Oct rain mm = 154.6 |Nov rain mm = 158.4 |Dec rain mm = 117.5 |snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 75.3 |Feb snow cm = 62.6 |Mar snow cm = 53.6 |Apr snow cm = 19.6 |May snow cm = 3.7 |Jun snow cm = 0.2 |Jul snow cm = 0 |Aug snow cm = 0 |Sep snow cm = 0 |Oct snow cm = 2.2 |Nov snow cm = 16.3 |Dec snow cm = 54.8 |unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |Jan precipitation days = 19 |Feb precipitation days = 17 |Mar precipitation days = 17 |Apr precipitation days = 15 |May precipitation days = 15 |Jun precipitation days = 16 |Jul precipitation days = 17 |Aug precipitation days = 17 |Sep precipitation days = 15 |Oct precipitation days = 16 |Nov precipitation days = 17 |Dec precipitation days = 18 |unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 7 |Feb rain days = 6 |Mar rain days = 8 |Apr rain days = 11 |May rain days = 15 |Jun rain days = 16 |Jul rain days = 17 |Aug rain days = 17 |Sep rain days = 15 |Oct rain days = 16 |Nov rain days = 14 |Dec rain days = 10 |unit snow days = 0.2 cm |Jan snow days = 16 |Feb snow days = 14 |Mar snow days = 12 |Apr snow days = 6 |May snow days = trace |Jun snow days = trace |Jul snow days = trace |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = trace |Nov snow days = 5 |Dec snow days = 12 |source 1 = 1961-1990 Environment and Climate Change Canada |date=October 2012

First Nations

Burgeo (Najioqonuk in the Miꞌkmaq language) falls under the Flat Bay ward of the Qalipu First Nation. It is also home to the independent Burgeo First Nation Band, a local self-identified band of Miꞌkmaq that currently have status and non-status members. Non-status members are planning to seek status under the Indian Act.

Notable people

The famed Canadian nature writer and naturalist Farley Mowat lived in Burgeo for five years during his time in Newfoundland. He wrote several books during his time there, including the controversial A Whale for the Killing, which was later adapted into a movie loosely based on the book but with the same name. Mowat's wife, Claire Mowat, wrote her book The Outport People about life in Burgeo; however, the town in the book is given the fictional name "Baleena".

Route 480, also referred to as the Burgeo road, was a frequent subject for famed Canadian painter Christopher Pratt, who depicted it on several occasions and began his book Thoughts on Driving to Venus there in 1999. On 11 April 2009, Pratt wrote:'Burgeo Road, 10:30 am. 3 °C, breezy, mixture of sun and cloud. Enroute Sandbanks on a chilly but very inviting day. I always remember these "Car Books" began on this road—intended to be a short-hand, stream of consciousness, trigger-happy sort of thing, a sequence of responses, not considered efforts at insights or forced philosophies.'

References

References

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  6. (9 February 2022). "Statistics Canada. 2022. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population.". Statistics Canada.
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  8. (Aug 20, 2020). "Fighting for first pay raise in 8 years, some ferry captains in N.L. look to strike on Friday". CBC News.
  9. (Aug 24, 2020). "No deal: Provincial government ushers in essential service ferry schedule as of Tuesday morning". CBC News.
  10. (Oct 25, 2020). "Decades after resettlement, tiny communities still dot Newfoundland's 'forgotten coast'". CBC News.
  11. Tait, Bryan. "Ramea-Burgeo ferry back on course".
  12. "Burgeo". Town of Burgeo.
  13. Canada, Environment and Climate Change. (2011-02-09). "Canadian Climate Normals 1961-1990 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada".
  14. [[Environment Canada]]—[https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1961_1990_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=NL&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=706&dispBack=0 Canadian Climate Normals 1961–1990]. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  15. "Burgeo Mi'kmaq split off to form Newfoundland's newest Aboriginal band {{!}} CBC News". CBC.
  16. "Farley Mowat remembered by Burgeo resident {{!}} CBC News". CBC.
  17. "Claire Mowat, Farley's Boswell".
  18. "CM Archive".
  19. "The Porcupine's Quill {{!}} Book Listing {{!}} Thoughts on Driving to Venus".

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