What is the population of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador?

Happy Valley-Goose Bay has a population of approximately 8,040 according to the latest available open data.

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Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Q: Where is Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador located?

Happy Valley-Goose Bay is located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, at approximate coordinates 53.2964°, -60.3112°.

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Total population

8,040

Founded

1942

Elevation12 m

Land area305.85 km²

Coordinates53.30°, -60.31°

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City facts

Founded

1942

Elevation

12 m

Area

305.85 km²

Official website

www.happyvalley-goosebay.com

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Overview

Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Located in central Labrador on the coast of Lake Melville and the Churchill River, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the largest population centre in the region with an estimated 8,040 residents in 2021.

History & geography

History

In the summer of 1941, Eric Fry, an employee of the Canadian Department of Mines and Resources on loan to the Royal Canadian Air Force, selected a large sandy plateau near the mouth of the Goose River to build the Goose Bay Air Force Base. Docking facilities for transportation of goods and personnel were built at Terrington Basin. Goose Air Base became a landing and refuelling stop for the Atlantic Ferry route. Soon after the site was selected, men from the coast of Labrador began working on the base. With World War II creating a sense of urgency, it took only five months to build an operational military airport on the leased territory. The first settlers to the area came from coastal Labrador to work with McNamara Construction Company, which was contracted to build the Goose Bay Air Force Base. Their first choice was Otter Creek, where they were told that it would be too close to the base. A new location was chosen based upon the requirement to be at least from the base. In 1942, a new site was chosen that was first called Refugee Cove; it was not until 1955 that it eventually was renamed Happy Valley. The first three families to arrive to work at the construction of the base were the Saunders from Davis Inlet, the Broomfields from Big Bay, and the Perraults from Makkovik. Happy Valley's first school was operated by a Mrs. Perrault from her home until 1946, when the Royal Canadian Air Force donated a building. The old one-room school was bought by Bella and Clarence Brown in early 1962 and turned into a family residence. In 1949, the Air Force donated a second building which became the North Star School. Mrs. Perrault also became Happy Valley's first librarian. Bella Brown took over as Happy Valley's librarian when the North Star School's second building was…

Geography

Happy Valley-Goose Bay lies at the southwest end of Lake Melville near the mouth of the Churchill River. The town is located on the southern shore of a peninsula created by Terrington Basin to the north and Goose Bay at the south. Happy Valley-Goose Bay displays a borderline humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), close to a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), marked by significant snowfall during the winter, which has average highs around . Summer highs, on the other hand, average . The average high temperature stays at or below freezing for five months of the year and the low does so for six months. |source 2= weatherstats.ca (for dewpoint and monthly&yearly average absolute maximum&minimum temperature) }}

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