Snook's Harbour

Snook's Harbour
Town
Snook's Harbour
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Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Area
• Total	75.59 km2 (29.19 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	535
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
	Includes all of Random West.
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal code span	AOC
Area code(s)	709
Highways	Route 231
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1935 51 —     1945 70 +37.3% 2001 562 +702.9% 2006 557 −0.9% 2011 530 −4.8% 2016 535 +0.9%

Snook's Harbour is a community on the north side of Random Island, fronting on Smith Sound. Its name is thought to be derived from the name od winter woods workers and the fairly large harbour. While shallow, the harbour is one of the few sheltered locations on the Smith Sound side of Random Island.

The community itself is really a consolidation of three communities, Snook's Harbour itself, but also the outlying Sooley's Brook and Wake's Brook.

Businesses

• Smith Brickyard
• Hefford's Store
• Baxter Baker's Store
• Alan Baker's Store Note: Unsure of correct spelling, or proper name. May have been his wife's name.
• Vicky Smith's Store
• The author thinks there may have been others that slipped his memory at present (September 13, 2021)

Demographics

Snook's Harbour is in Random Island West, Division No. 7, Newfoundland and Labrador.

According to the 2016 Censusfor all of Random Island West

• Population: 535
• Change% (2011–2016): 0.9
• Dwellings: 239
• Area (km².): 75.59
• Density (persons per km².): 7.1

Features, Landmarks, Locations

• Southwest Brook
• Snook's Harbour Pond
• Bailey's Mish
• Baker's Point
• Cable Trail

External links

• Snook's Harbour - Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 5, p. 226.
• Random Island - Decks Awash, vol. 12, no. 02 (March-April 1983)